> The purpose of society is to ensure the well-being of the people. It is not economic growth. "Growth" is not the issue, but economic prosperity and stability

> The purpose of society is to ensure the well-being of the people. It is not economic growth. "Growth" is not the issue, but economic prosperity and stability is immensely important with respect to the well-being of the people. Economic downturns also reliably cost lives in a huge amount of different ways. I'll consider this idea to be pretty whack until people smarter than me think it's a good idea. But I hope we can come to terms that it's worth discussing taking some health risks to limit economic downturns. "People's lives" vs "the economy" is a false dichotomy.