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> Do you not think the lockdown will cause a huge increase in poverty, homelessness, and starvation? Perhaps. But that's something that should be quantified an
by brandon272 6y ago
> Do you not think the lockdown will cause a huge increase in poverty, homelessness, and starvation?
Perhaps. But that's something that should be quantified and included as part of the risk assessment so that rational decisions can be made. It's also something that can be planned for and mitigated.
It also plays into the idea that the economy is "shutdown" or that there is a universal "lockdown" happening or that the economy needs to be "reopened" because it is no longer producing anything at all. Large parts of the economy didn't have to (and did not) shut down and they have continued full-steam ahead.