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Isn’t it as callous to dismiss the 50 million people who have filed for unemployment for the 200-210K who have died from the pandemic, esp when the majority of
by jasonv 6y ago
Isn’t it as callous to dismiss the 50 million people who have filed for unemployment for the 200-210K who have died from the pandemic, esp when the majority of those are older?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2020/07/09/nearly-50-million-americans-have-filed-for-unemployment-heres-whats-really-happening/#4369168127d3 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2020/07/09/nearly-50-...
From an argument perspective, I’d suggest that if we want to allay encryption restrictions because we don’t buy “think of the children”, the same logic could be applied to the economy and the 50m already at economic risk. People are dying and suffering from poverty, starvation.. around the globe. Children aren’t have their childhoods.
And per https://swprs.org/facts-about-covid-19/ https://swprs.org/facts-about-covid-19/ perhaps we’ve flattened the death curve and we need more targeted policies for those who are truly at risk.