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> The thing that worries me is that by attempting to prolong it as long as we are, we are basically setting up a stage for a greater depression

Killing thousands of people in the name of the economy would also set the stage for an even longer, deeper recession...

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If Thanos snapped his finger and disappeared the oldest 10% of the population, ~33 million people, I'd wager that would do far less economic damage than keeping everyone on lockdown for 365 days. The rate of the economy shrinking is going to get worse and worse as more companies go out of business.

I wish we could not communicate in bumper stickers. I did not argue this in any way, but you jumped to a conclusion and I am not certain what that conclusion is based on.

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