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> 2,000 Americans dying every day is an emergency Isn't every day of existence an emergency then? There's something like 8,000 deaths a day in US under normal
by gnusty_gnurc 6y ago
> 2,000 Americans dying every day is an emergency
Isn't every day of existence an emergency then?
There's something like 8,000 deaths a day in US under normal conditions.
And I'm sure you could trace a very large portion of those to either smoking, chronic disease that reflects voluntary lifestyle decisions, etc.
- smt88 6y ago> Isn't every day of existence an emergency then? If deaths were the only metric used to determine an emergency (as in the government declaring a state of emergency), then yes. There are absolutely people in public health who say that diabetes is an emergency, but it's not something that has the potential to grow exponentially based on whether the government exerts special powers or not. Covid is worthy of a government declaring a state of emergency because it is spreadable, unpredictable, unexpected, deadly, and extremely costly to treat. No other major cause of death (cancer, heart disease, diabetes, accidents) is comparable.
- gnusty_gnurc 6y ago> No other major cause of death (cancer, heart disease, diabetes, accidents) is comparable. I’m sure all of those cost much more given they’ve been going on for decades.