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1. The US is not the only country in the world. There are already plenty of studies of devastating downstream effects of lockdowns in poorer countries. Of cour
by tazjin 5y ago
1. The US is not the only country in the world. There are already plenty of studies of devastating downstream effects of lockdowns in poorer countries. Of course, a lot of that is out of sight for people in the US.
2. The demographics of the people who died with/of covid skew what, 70% over the age of 65? More? How many of those people do you think were actively looking for a job?
3. I'd say that "and we've zero information on how they might make up ground" is _exactly_ why it's unconscientious to inflict this kind of damage on them.
- plorkyeran 5y ago> The demographics of the people who died with/of covid skew what, 70% over the age of 65? More? How many of those people do you think were actively looking for a job? Pre-covid the labor participation rate for people 65+ was 26% and the 65-75 bracket was projected to climb to 30% by 2030 as the last of the baby boomers entered that range. The idea that everyone retires at 65 is not particularly accurate.
- kcplate 5y ago70% of deaths are over 65 but what percentage of that was folks way over 65? (Late 70s+) - Quite a bit. 70% of that 70% in the US. How many folks in their late 70s are still working that late in life? - Approximately 5% in the US. Not sure that the math supports that US deaths were the decrease in the participating labor force. I don’t recall too many octogenarians waiting tables and being retail cashiers pre-pandemic. They seem to be concentrated primarily in roles where they are public health experts with piss poor communication skills (in my opinion).