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Hypothetical - 20% unemployment or 200k seniors dead
Posted on 3/24/20 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 3/24/20 at 4:59 pm
Serious question, you have to pick one, what do you pick?
Which of these outcomes is net worse for society?
Which of these outcomes is net worse for society?
This post was edited on 3/24/20 at 5:01 pm
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Posted on 3/24/20 at 4:59 pm to PEPE
You know the answer.... no one has to say it.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:00 pm to PEPE
give me unemployment. I love my grandma
This post was edited on 3/24/20 at 5:24 pm
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:00 pm to PEPE
Democrats: Why not both?
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:02 pm to PEPE
really should be a metric of years lost vs the expected lifespan
Dying 40 years sooner is a lot different than 2.
Dying 40 years sooner is a lot different than 2.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:02 pm to PEPE
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Serious question, you have to pick one, what do you pick?
I'm not going to be the guy who has to tell a quarter million grandkids that I made the decision to off their grandparents to avoid a spike in the unemployment rate.
So bring on the 20% unemployment rate. I've been poor, I've been well off, but I've always been able to look at myself in the mirror when I got out of bed.
When it comes down to a choice between life and money, I'm going to come down on the side of life every single time.
This post was edited on 3/24/20 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:06 pm to Boatshoes
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I'm not going to be the guy who has to tell a quarter million grandkids that I made the decision to off their grandparents to avoid a spike in the unemployment rate.
So bring on the 20% unemployment rate. I've been poor, I've been well off, but I've always been able to look at myself in the mirror when I got out of bed.
When it comes down to a choice between life and money, I'm going to come down on the side of life every single time.
More people will die in your scenario
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:08 pm to PEPE
Unemployment would be a lot higher than 20% in some of these shutdown scenarios people are throwing around.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:08 pm to Boatshoes
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So bring on the 20% unemployment rate. I've been poor, I've been well off, but I've always been able to look at myself in the mirror when I got out of bed.
That will kill more people several times over because it won't go away for years.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:09 pm to 50_Tiger
Bingo... the left absolutely refuses to acknowledge the damage and death that a depression causes even though we have precedent. This is the Social media virus of 2020.... we are where we are due to social media...hands down.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:10 pm to PEPE
I don't like to debate hypotheticals, but I can say with 100% certainty that my 91 year old grandmother would WILLINGLY die tomorrow before forcing her soon-to-be 3 year old great-grandaughter to live a decade of her life going through another Great Depression as she had to live through growing up.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:10 pm to 50_Tiger
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More people will die in your scenario
Nah.
Life and death during the Great Depression by José A. Tapia Granadosa and Ana V. Diez Roux: "the only noticeable increase of mortality was suicide, with a noticeable decline of mortality in every other category."
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:10 pm to Boatshoes
My parents have already passed so I choose the economy
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:11 pm to Boatshoes
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I'm not going to be the guy who has to tell a quarter million grandkids that I made the decision to off their grandparents to avoid a spike in the unemployment rate.
So bring on the 20% unemployment rate. I've been poor, I've been well off, but I've always been able to look at myself in the mirror when I got out of bed.
When it comes down to a choice between life and money, I'm going to come down on the side of life every single time.
But how many will you drive to suicide, addiction, etc because of the unemployment?
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:14 pm to Boatshoes
quote:I have watched you time and again make a fool of yourself during this whole ordeal; and today is no different. 20% US unemployment rate will lead to far more deaths than 200K. Not to mention the increase is crime, drug abuse, etc that comes with that level of unemployment. How would you explain that to the millions of kids affected by that???
When it comes down to a choice between life and money, I'm going to come down on the side of life every single time.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:15 pm to back9Tiger
quote:
You know the answer.... no one has to say it.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:15 pm to Boatshoes
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Nah.
Life and death during the Great Depression by José A. Tapia Granadosa and Ana V. Diez Roux: "the only noticeable increase of mortality was suicide, with a noticeable decline of mortality in every other category."
Yeah
People are exponentially weaker now.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:15 pm to MusclesofBrussels
Goldman predicted 30% unemployment. That’s worse than the Great Depression.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:16 pm to Boatshoes
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I'm not going to be the guy who has to tell a quarter million grandkids that I made the decision to off their grandparents to avoid a spike in the unemployment rate.
Then you can explain to them why they have to sleep under the overpass.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 5:16 pm to HailToTheChiz
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But how many will you drive to suicide, addiction, etc because of the unemployment?
I've seen a lot of suicidal people. I've seen a lot of addicts. While those issues of psychology and character may be triggered to an extent by unemployment, they are there every day. That would be a them problem.
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