10k lives is a best case scenario IF and ONLY IF you shut things down

Mar 17, 2020
10:35:23pm

jkccoug Truly Addicted User

If you don’t do anything, at least a million people will die. That’s pretty much a given. I don’t think anyone who knows anything disputes that.
EDIT:

Lowest estimate I’ve seen is actually 500k doing nothing. Highest I’ve seen is 4m.

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It seems like there are two camps. ‘The economic impact is just too great to

akmewg

3/17/20 10:24pm

I don’t think anyone is looking at it from a purely economic stand point

cougarfann888

3/17/20 10:26pm

This is trump we’re talking about I’m pretty sure it was weighed in

franklyvulgar

3/17/20 10:29pm

We must not be reading the same board, I’m seeing tons of post that the economy

akmewg

3/17/20 10:30pm

I think that is a valid argument. I don’t think this impact is worth a few 1000

cougarfann888

3/17/20 10:32pm

10k lives is a best case scenario IF and ONLY IF you shut things down

jkccoug

3/17/20 10:35pm

I was responding to a specific allegation in the post above mine

cougarfann888

3/17/20 10:39pm

What do you mean nobody disputes a million? A million? In the US? I've

777

3/17/20 10:55pm

It’s just a math problem. If you do absolutely nothing a min 1/3 will get it

jkccoug

3/17/20 11:00pm

That's worst case scenario. I've heard experts claim 500k tops worst case

777

3/17/20 11:13pm

Link to actual experts claiming 500k “worst case scenario?”

jkccoug

3/18/20 6:57am

RE-read the beginning of the OP's post. It is not about just a few thousand lives.

AtomicHamster

3/17/20 10:35pm

I agree it’s way more I was responding to awkmewg who said

cougarfann888

3/17/20 10:37pm

Got it. Makes sense.

AtomicHamster

3/17/20 10:39pm

I’m saying is that’s a very narrow view point, but people are saying it. 1. not

akmewg

3/17/20 10:44pm

I would hope people would understand that

gurt

3/18/20 3:06am

I'm seeing people say that tanking the economy also kills people,so need balance

Scooter

3/18/20 6:06am

Nailed it.

BleedCougarBlue2

3/17/20 11:54pm

Many many on here are saying exactly that.

StalwartBraveTrue

3/18/20 12:49am

It doesn't have to be "either/or". Be more thoughtful of the impact these

fattycoug

3/17/20 10:28pm

I agree, I’m coming at this as the manager of a small business, it’s tough but

akmewg

3/17/20 10:31pm

Yep. Both sides need to be considered.

Refugee

3/17/20 11:20pm

Is this a serious comment? You think people aren't being thoughtful about

Game Changer

3/17/20 11:20pm

There are absolutely A LOT of government officials that don’t understand the

Refugee

3/18/20 5:02am

And actually, even bankruptcy won’t get them out.m, because the same beuaracrats

Refugee

3/18/20 11:51am

Honestly, I do think a lot of people aren't really thinking about the

fattycoug

3/18/20 7:34am

Its already out of control. Its going to run its course.

BostonCougar

3/17/20 11:00pm

This is the camp I'm in. Who cares about the fiscal impact.

kiyoshige

3/17/20 11:46pm

Do you really think we will be back to normal in 2-3 wks. Doesnt seem like

Preppy

3/17/20 11:11pm

Normal, no. To the point where isolation measures aren’t as drastic? Hopefully

akmewg

3/17/20 11:14pm

IMO, you vastly underestimate the economic consequences of the shutdown,

Mises

3/17/20 11:19pm

Disagree, if people were dying at project rates, hysteria would be off the chart

akmewg

3/17/20 11:23pm

Can you imagine the run on supplies that would generate?

AtomicHamster

3/17/20 11:33pm

Holy scrud. I don't even want to think about it. Many current Americans have..

BleedCougarBlue2

3/17/20 11:58pm

Hysteria, perhaps. But you got to work to live.

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