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from the lockdowns-were-supposed-to-be-just-one-part-of-defense-at-depth dept.
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.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday July 30 2020, @04:11PM (6 children)
Maybe try making the point in a calm and logical manner without resorting to childish namecalling?
(Score: 3, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday July 30 2020, @04:23PM (4 children)
Can't. People would think someone had stolen my login cookie.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday July 31 2020, @12:41AM
It was delicious. *urp*
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 31 2020, @02:09PM (2 children)
Maybe that is a sign that your normal discourse is... poor?
Oh and I know people will complain about me being AC, that is just because I never bothered to make an account (either here or on the green site, in fact, the forced accounts were why I don't read the green site).
(Score: 3, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday August 04 2020, @03:05AM (1 child)
No worries, we won't force you. We'll just use the ancient art of peer pressure. No, not that kind. The one where we round up a lot of Brit Lords and Ladies and pile them on top of you until you surrender.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by acid andy on Tuesday August 04 2020, @03:45AM
Wish I got invited to those sorts of parties...
If a cat has kittens, does a rat have rittens, a bat bittens and a mat mittens?
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 30 2020, @11:18PM
Good tactics. Accuse those you disagree with of that which you yourself are guilty. Ive heard its worked out for awhile several times throughout history.