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Economists Warn of 'Widespread Costs' from Lockdown

posted by martyb on Thursday July 30 2020, @09:49AM   Printer-friendly
from the lockdowns-were-supposed-to-be-just-one-part-of-defense-at-depth dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Economists warn of 'widespread costs' from lockdown:

Blanket restrictions on economic activity should be lifted and replaced with measures targeted specifically at groups most at risk, say economists.

[...] They argue that while the extent to which the lockdown contributed to a subsequent slowing in the rate of new infections and deaths is not easy to estimate precisely, it seems clear that it did contribute to these public health objectives.

However, they say it is "very far from clear" whether keeping such tight restrictions in place for three months until the end of June when they began to be lifted was warranted, given the large costs. They say that the costs of carrying on with such a lockdown are likely to have become significantly greater than its benefits.

Debate over the global dilemma continues.

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Thursday July 30 2020, @04:04PM (2 children)

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Thursday July 30 2020, @04:04PM (#1028729) Journal

    Yes, it is childish, weak, and cowardly to silence opinions you don't like. Respond should always be the preferred response, and if you don't have the time or energy to do that, ignore.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 30 2020, @11:16PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 30 2020, @11:16PM (#1028968)

    Lol at the troll modfir the wrong think. This is the cancer that is killing the internet

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 31 2020, @01:43AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 31 2020, @01:43AM (#1029053)

      Here I thought it was 4chan and the associated trolling where Nazis are just "just a joke bruh" and racists are "just stating the facts bruh."

      Perhaps without the brigade of shitposters doing it for the lulz we would be able to maintain a decent level of dialogue. Also pay no mind to the foreign agitators using our tech platforms against us to spread bullshit that is eagerly swallowed by so many.

      But ayup, it is the "troll mofir the wrong think" which is the real problem :| Let us all bow to the brave AC, prop up their speech like it is the most valuable philosophical utterance in human history!!