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This is demonstrably false. I'm not saying any state did particularly well, but there is no clear line between "states that tried to stay open" and "suffering b

This is demonstrably false. I'm not saying any state did particularly well, but there is no clear line between "states that tried to stay open" and "suffering both worse fatality rates and worse economic impacts". https://wallethub.com/edu/states-coronavirus-restrictions/73818 https://wallethub.com/edu/states-coronavirus-restrictions/73... https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covid19-death-rates-us-by-state/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covi... https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/unemployment-rate-by-state https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/unemploymen... https://carsey.unh.edu/COVID-19-Economic-Impact-By-State#:~:text=As%20of%20March%202021%20the,had%20strong%20gains%20in%20March https://carsey.unh.edu/COVID-19-Economic-Impact-By-State#:~:...).

ben_w 5y ago
This is a global pandemic, and like 95% of humans, I’m not American. Personally, I’m mainly thinking of Sweden and pre-post-Brexit-transition UK (because post-post-Brexit-transition is a confounding variable), vs New Zealand, the other (non-Swedish) Nordic counties, and China. America — despite the economic and cultural hegemony and media coverage — is not actually that significant one way or the other in this particular event.
- stolenmerch 5y ago
  American states are still "places" and each had a different response and thus we can use it to measure effectiveness. Doesn't much matter if you are talking about Illinois or Sweden in this case.