Originally posted by Parallax Well, no, I don't have a number in mind.
I'd bet that you don't have a number in mind as to how many may theoretically be saved makes destroying the entire economy and destroying the way of life for everybody worth it.
I’m not seeing how stopping this with minimum loss of life has to “destroy the economy”. I’ve listened to the talking heads that say “we have to get back to work”, and frankly, they are talking crap.
Other than toilet paper, there is enough stockpiled product to serve everyone’s needs for a couple of months, and there would be enough of that except for human stupidity.
One thing that I hope comes from this is a reassessment structure of society.
It turns out that the people who are actually needed to run things and keep the people who “want to start the country back up” in power are the ones who get the smallest share of the benefits of society.
The people on the front lines of this, the people who are risking their lives every day to make sure the “economy isn’t destroyed” might have a few things to say about how things are apportioned when this is all said and done.
It’s not lost on us that the people who want me to risk my life to make your precious economy work are hiding behind their walls quaking in fear for their lives.