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COVID lockdowns cost countless jobs, don’t appear to have saved lives: study
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:30 am
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:30 am
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We’ve locked down the economy instead of the virus.
Jobs are recovering slower in New York and other states holding on to stringent COVID-19 restrictions than in states that fully reopened their economies, even though continued lockdown measures don’t appear to be saving lives, an ongoing study by WalletHub shows.
Measures like limiting travel, keeping restaurants operating below capacity and leaving non-essential businesses closed have kept unemployment in New York State among the highest in the nation, while states with fewer restrictions are seeing jobs bounce back faster from the pandemic-induced recession, the study shows.
Tragically, the data also suggests lockdowns didn’t do much to help save lives throughout the pandemic, while it’s clear that they sent millions to the unemployment line.
WalletHub started ranking states’ lockdowns in May 2020, using a formula that assigns a numerical value to mask mandates, large-gathering limits, school closings, “shelter in place” requirements and other measures put in place to try to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The rankings did not account for things like population density, the close quarters in urban households or use of public transportation, all of which play a role in virus transmission.
At the beginning of the pandemic, with the metro area besieged by the virus, WalletHub scored New Jersey’s lockdown measures the strictest in the country, followed closely by New York.
On the other end of the rankings, South Dakota, which imposed almost no restrictions, sat on top of the openness ranking, with Utah second.
Over the course of the year, states imposed and eased a variety of restrictions in response to the level of virus cases and COVID-19 deaths. Where lockdowns were lifted, unemployment fell, but the restrictions didn’t seem to nudge death rates.
By March 8, 2021, for example, New Jersey had recorded 2,656 deaths per 1 million residents, while New York had 2,500 per 1 million residents, according to the Covid Tracking Project. South Dakota had 2,149 deaths per 1 million residents, but loose-rules Utah had just 617.
The study found little correlation at all between the strictness of lockdown measures and death rates.
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Someone get this to JBE
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:31 am to stout
You need to trust the science. Not that science, the other science.
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:32 am to stout
Here come the GA and NOLA soys to tell you this anecdotal study doesn't mean anything and you should continue to hide under your bed for their safety.
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:34 am to stout
Plandemic.....all part of the Communist plan
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:42 am to stout
Said this from the very beginning, but what do I know right? I know a lot less than the corrupt, hypocritical politicians in office.
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:44 am to upgrayedd
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Here come the GA and NOLA soys
Wut?
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:47 am to stout
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an ongoing study by WalletHub shows.
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:48 am to KING HERB
I'm sure the excuse will be "We didn't slow shut things down enough."
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:50 am to stout
This has been fairly obvious for months and months yet we still have some that think these policies are helpful
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:51 am to stout
made a fantastic excuse to cram massive increases in government spending down the taxpayers throat tho didn’t it?
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:52 am to stout
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The study on state migration found the top states to move away from were New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Connecticut and California, all high-restriction states.
And they seem to be contributing to the inflating housing prices in other areas
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:53 am to Powerman
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And they seem to be contributing to the inflating housing prices in other areas
Just wait until they start voting
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:53 am to notiger1997
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Wut?
There are plenty of soy boys in NOLA
I almost checked knuckles with one last November
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:55 am to Powerman
You almost went to the mat w a guy over what again?
Posted on 5/2/21 at 10:55 am to Powerman
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New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Connecticut and California, all high-restriction states.
If everything is cyclical, then what happens in 10-15 years from now? Do people flock back to these states or is this more of a permanent thing and not just a trend?
I have friends in the Bay Area and they are saying the job market is hot and a lot of people are buying places there too.
Same with NYC. A recent article says that renting activity in Manhattan is back and coming back strong.
It’s a lot to digest sometimes with these articles and studies. Same thing with work from home. So many different opinions and you really never get the full unbiased information.
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