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“I mean it did make everyone better. The COVID pandemic could have really wiped out a lot of people and we printed money and it helped.” Well, let’s see: 1. I

“I mean it did make everyone better. The COVID pandemic could have really wiped out a lot of people and we printed money and it helped.” Well, let’s see: 1. I got maybe $3k from the government due to all that printing. 2. The price level is easily up 25% for things I need to buy, like food, fuel, computing equipment, and vehicles. 3. And I still got Covid, as did literally everyone else I know. My brother still can’t taste anything and a guy I work with died. If that’s what you guys with economics degrees call a win, I will update my priors from “you guys are idiots” to “you guys are a cult that uses math to further the work of Satan.”

SantalBlush 5y ago
I did, in fact, laugh out loud at this. Did you think those personal checks were meant to prevent you from getting COVID?
- hervature 5y ago
  Do you have so little respect of your fellow man that you think they are incapable of thinking? A big part of the spending was designed to float businesses during lockdowns to “flatten the curve”. The idea being that paying people to stay home would reduce risk of infection. They are pointing out this outcome did not happen.
  - SantalBlush 5y ago
    >Do you have so little respect of your fellow man that you think they are incapable of thinking? Funny, I was thinking the same thing about the above comment I was replying to. >They are pointing out this outcome did not happen. Flattening the curve absolutely does not mean preventing people from getting COVID; it's about lengthening the time horizon in which the population gets infected to reduce strain on the health care system. Moreover, a personal anecdote about getting COVID doesn't imply an overall policy failure. Just because someone let sick people cough in their face doesn't mean they should wax intellectual about macroeconomics.
    - MisterMower 5y ago
      - SantalBlush 5y ago
        Is she a plastic surgeon or something? What's her number?
- MisterMower 5y ago
  No, but the guy who made the comment I responded to does. I’m explaining why he is wrong.

SantalBlush 5y ago

I did, in fact, laugh out loud at this. Did you think those personal checks were meant to prevent you from getting COVID?

hervature 5y ago
Do you have so little respect of your fellow man that you think they are incapable of thinking? A big part of the spending was designed to float businesses during lockdowns to “flatten the curve”. The idea being that paying people to stay home would reduce risk of infection. They are pointing out this outcome did not happen.
- SantalBlush 5y ago
  >Do you have so little respect of your fellow man that you think they are incapable of thinking? Funny, I was thinking the same thing about the above comment I was replying to. >They are pointing out this outcome did not happen. Flattening the curve absolutely does not mean preventing people from getting COVID; it's about lengthening the time horizon in which the population gets infected to reduce strain on the health care system. Moreover, a personal anecdote about getting COVID doesn't imply an overall policy failure. Just because someone let sick people cough in their face doesn't mean they should wax intellectual about macroeconomics.
  - MisterMower 5y ago
    - SantalBlush 5y ago
      Is she a plastic surgeon or something? What's her number?
MisterMower 5y ago
No, but the guy who made the comment I responded to does. I’m explaining why he is wrong.