04-24-2020, 09:09 AM
(04-23-2020, 09:00 PM)Mick Wrote:(04-22-2020, 10:49 PM)JustAnotherFan Wrote:(04-22-2020, 09:03 PM)Mick Wrote: Tomorrow's 4.5 million will mean 26.534 million unemployed in just six weeks. That takes America to over 16% unemployed. That's a little over 500 jobs lost, about 1,500 lives ruined for every COVID-19 death in America to date.
Not sure I'd jump to saying there are X number of "lives ruined" for every COVID-19 death. Losing a job sucks. Does not mean their lives are ruined. Deaths on the other hand are irreversible. I think you can use better language here.
Excuse me. 26.534 million people who are now ushered into a vibrant, exciting new job market thanks to our COVID-19 policies, each with the freedom to grow and thrive in today's new economy. Better?
I think I'll stick with "lives ruined." And as a comorbidity nightmare, I'd rather die than live and know that I indirectly caused the next generation to suffer.
The next generation is not suffering because our politicians don't have the political courage to let you die for the sake of the economy. The next generation is suffering because of decades of policies that have prioritized protecting wealth and capital for a tiny percentage at the expense of public welfare. All the stuff we are seeing now is simply an amplification of the ways the game has been rigged against young people.
