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"Are we really going to isolate or quarantine 4 out of 10 US adults and imagine the economy can get back on track?" Better than everyone pulling their hair out
by yostrovs 6y ago
"Are we really going to isolate or quarantine 4 out of 10 US adults and imagine the economy can get back on track?"
Better than everyone pulling their hair out at home. Plus, why not have people choose themselves whether they're healthy enough to take chances and go out to work?
- TeMPOraL 6y ago> Plus, why not have people choose themselves whether they're healthy enough to take chances and go out to work? Because people who chose to take that risk will still go back to their homes and infect people who'd rather not, or can't afford to.
- lloeki 6y agoBecause "healthy enough" doesn't mean not contagious. Because people go to work sick otherwise they can't put food on the table, especially in a country where not going to work massively means losing your job in a country without a sensible, humane healthcare system.
- yakshaving_jgt 6y agoBecause whether or not the virus affects them, they can still become a carrier and pass it on to others.
- jedimastert 6y ago> Plus, why not have people choose themselves whether they're healthy enough to take chances and go out to work? Three reasons immediately spring to mind: 1. It's a very well established fact that C19 can transmitted by asymptomatic people. "Healthy enough" does not mean "safe" 2. Ignoring that fact, I know can personally name several people who would absolutely go to work sick. 3. I've have several employers who would say "Do totally have a choice...come in or you're fired and I'll find someone else who will do it". This includes a very vivid memory of a manager telling one employee that she doesn't not have a valid excuse to miss her shift while she was still weeping because her grandmother had died.
- icebraining 6y agoI think they're saying about "healthy enough to withstand the virus", not virus-free. (3) is still a valid concern. Government policy could help, but it'd be weird (and provoke a major public backlash, no doubt) if us fat people got a stipend for being fat.
- jedimastert 6y ago> I think they're saying about "healthy enough to withstand the virus", not virus-free. People who aren't virus-free shouldn't be in the general public. That's kinda the point.
- bluGill 6y agoLegally you won't be fired for not coming in. You might be laid off with no severance, but that is different legally. When someone asks they will not give a bad reference and you will be eligible for unemployment, both of which are useful. If the above is not true for you there are many lawyers who would love to talk to you, as it is an easy buck for both of you in court.