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> There are industrialized countries with less than 1/3 the per capita death rate of the US. Are we reducing a multivariate phenomenon to public policy? Clear
by gnusty_gnurc 6y ago
> There are industrialized countries with less than 1/3 the per capita death rate of the US.
Are we reducing a multivariate phenomenon to public policy?
Clearly the US is horrifically unhealthy, could have different age demographics, etc.
At the end of the day, no I don't think I have the right to tell someone who's possibly struggling already they cannot work.
This is all a massive bet ignoring the massive costs that everyone else in society have to bear.
And sadly none of the supposed smart people making these decisions will bear the cost (and we know they never make bad decisions /s).
- jasonlaramburu 6y agoLuckily you are not in a position to decide public health policy, and a majority of voters seem to disagree with you.
- gnusty_gnurc 6y agoPoor people around the world have been devastated by the majority position in public health policy. A majority of people and the health establishment thought ventilators were a good idea; it turns out mortality dropped 30% during the time period that their use was stopped. The people deciding things have very little gauge of the disastrous costs that they themselves do not have to suffer. Their social class precludes it by nature! Are you an essential worker? Is that below you? The least advantaged are forced to risk their lives and are bearing the brunt of all these decisions. The Pajama Class is waging class war, convinced they're right - when in fact they've blundered their way through this - shaming everyone who disagrees with them. Make no mistake - the public policy decisions you're advocating favor the well-off.