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The US does not go to war just to kill people. Australia's covid response is purely for saving lives.
by 6nf 5y ago
The US does not go to war just to kill people. Australia's covid response is purely for saving lives.
- paranoidrobot 5y agoI said nothing about war, I'm talking about the COVID response in both cases. The US Federal Government has spent trillions on COVID related bills. Over $5.3 trillion if this[1] is to be believed. USD$5.3 trillion / US Population = $16k/person (approx) AUD$291 billion / AU Population = AUD$11400/person (~USD$8,300 approx) On the face of it, we spent a whole lot less, and have had at least as good, if not a better economic outcome. [1] https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/03/heres-everything-congress-has-done-to-respond-to-the-coronavirus-so-far https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/03/heres-everything-congress-...