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Characterizing a response to a pandemic threat as "self-inflicted" is very disingenuous. Those states have not "forgotten that money doesn't grow on trees" as y
by root_axis 6y ago
Characterizing a response to a pandemic threat as "self-inflicted" is very disingenuous. Those states have not "forgotten that money doesn't grow on trees" as you so derisively put it, they are trying help people survive while society attempts to mitigate the consequences of this pandemic in every way we can think of.
- nostromo 6y agoNo, it’s fully ingenuous. Leadership is about balancing competing concerns, and five states in particular reacted in a way that is increasing human suffering rather than minimizing it. And even after paying a very high cost, they have infection rates similar to the rest of the country.
- vkou 6y agoWashington went from being the first state with an outbreak to being the 21st state in absolute infection numbers, and 150 new cases/day, down from a peak of 600/day. New York brought daily cases down from 11,000/day, to 500/day. Whereas, places like North Carolina, Texas, and Florida not even peaked yet. Seems odd to declare victory, when their numbers are steadily climbing. I wonder, what is the economic cost of people falling sick, and needing medical treatment? Are the red states including that in their accounts of human well-being? Or is it a 'screw you, you're sick, it's your problem now'?