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This is fundamentally a problem with our society. I'm not sure what happened to workers in authoritarian countries that are locked down (ie. China), how are the

by s0rce 7y ago

This is fundamentally a problem with our society. I'm not sure what happened to workers in authoritarian countries that are locked down (ie. China), how are they supporting their workers that can't work? We can't have a modern society where your choices are work and spread a deadly virus likely overwhelming hospital facilities or not work, fail to pay rent, become homeless and starve.

klipt 7y ago
People in China tend to save more than living paycheck to paycheck like Americans.
_delirium 7y ago
Singapore has been paying S$100/day (about US$70/day) for anyone issued a quarantine/stay-home order [1]. They've been doing extensive testing and contact tracing though, so they haven't been doing general lockdowns, just targeted stay-home orders to contacts of tested-positive people. [1] https://www.mom.gov.sg/covid-19/frequently-asked-questions https://www.mom.gov.sg/covid-19/frequently-asked-questions