fiddler898 wrote:Without bias for or against any of what’s already been said here, to me, the thought of pitting the health of the economy against the health of human beings is an immoral equation. And yes, I understand that there are arguments that hold a healthy economy is in the long term beneficial to overall human health and I can agree with this to a point, but not to the point where we all cease precautions in 3 weeks and let the chips fall where they may.
So if we don't think about it, then it's OK?
I just looked up a stat: 38,000 automobile related deaths in the US. Year after year after year.
If the media ran with this in the same fear mongering style, you might say it was immoral to drive a car.
Don't dwell on the numbers unless you consider them statistically.
The current 2.5% death rate is way overblown. We know for a fact that a large portion of the population will get this virus yet show little symptoms and therefore not be tested.
They contracted Covid 19.
But they won't be included in the death rate numbers.
Because it's not convenient.
I don't think anyone has proposed to cease all precautions. If so, then I agree with you. We shouldn't.
But we need to put in place a plan to get out from under this government imposed lockdown. If that process begins in three weeks then great. Because it isn't going to happen overnight.