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> with the 1918 pandemic which we got through without state-wide lockdowns.
by tathougies 7y ago
> with the 1918 pandemic
which we got through without state-wide lockdowns.
- AaronFriel 7y ago"The government response - or lack thereof - to the 1918 pandemic was good, actually" wasn't a take I was expecting on this site, but perhaps I should have.
- tathougies 7y agoI didn't say it was good. I just said that -- after the flu was over -- it did not lead to sustained economic depression. The bounce back was phenomenal. The roaring 20s represented a level of wealth that has henceforth been unmatched.