The Death Count from Not Opening up the Economy, Simple Concept that Some Fail to Comprehend

festeringZit · Apr 20, 2020

There is a simple concept that some of the donkeys in here are failing to grasp.

There is a death count associated with not opening up the economy.

So, how many people are you going to KILL and MURDER by not opening up the economy? People are committing suicide
(I know one last week that did just that), businesses that took a lifetime to build are being destroyed every day.

Here is an analogy for the retards in here:

When they set the speed limit for a road, they know that at a certain point, an increase in 5 MPH will cause an 8% increase in
deaths, an increase of 10 MPH will cause 17% increase in deaths, 15 MPH a 27% increase.

[FONT=&quot]"The federal government’s 1995 decision to allow states to set speed limits higher than 65 mph caused almost 14,000 additional deaths over 25 years on interstates and freeways, according to a [/FONT]new study[FONT=&quot] by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety."

They raise the speed limits knowing it is going to fucking KILL PEOPLE. Why? Because there is a direct trade-off for society, and
the benefits outweigh those deaths.

https://www.ishn.com/articles/110567-tracking-the-cost-in-lives-of-higher-speed-limits

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PatsFan1283 · Apr 20, 2020

So what is the policy prescription?

festeringZit · Apr 20, 2020

PatsFan1283 said:
So what is the policy prescription?

That is the question of the hour. But, we obviously have to look at both sides. The asinine things being posted in here (like Bengals thread today) about people not caring about the deaths associated with opening up the economy (and hoping people that want to open it up would get the virus) are so fucking ignorant.

CaptainLee · Apr 20, 2020

slapshot · Apr 20, 2020

With the safety of new cars the speed limit effect should be less

StevieRay · Apr 20, 2020

More cowbell

festeringZit · Apr 20, 2020

slapshot said:
With the safety of new cars the speed limit effect should be less

Not really the point though, the point is - some policy decisions have death counts on both sides. The one we are currently dealing with
certainly does.

festeringZit · Apr 20, 2020

PatsFan1283 · Apr 20, 2020

If no states are willing to bite the bullet to open up then it is going to take longer. And obviously North Dakota or Wyoming don't really count for much.

Blame someone like Abbott for not stepping up.

Knightrofins · Apr 20, 2020

festeringZit said:

Yeah, lets blame 100% of this on the Democrats even though we have a Republican President and that Republicans control 2/3 of the government's brances.

NEXT

REDEYE · Apr 20, 2020

How many more Chinese virus models do we need to shape policies ? Maybe time to take the other side into consideration

festeringZit · Apr 20, 2020

Knightrofins said:
Yeah, lets blame 100% of this on the Democrats even though we have a Republican President and that Republicans control 2/3 of the government's brances.

NEXT

Um, Maybe if when this virus thing was breaking, if the fucking scum on the left (Pelosi, Schumer...) weren't crippling our Fed Gov. with a year long fake impeachment trial, we would have been in a better position to tackle this thing?

bodyforlife · Apr 20, 2020

As Willie has mentioned often, the doomsayers are only interested in a monotone conversation. There are never shades of gray if you were to ask them.

StevieRay · Apr 20, 2020

festeringZit said:

Still cant comprehend this fucking waste.

Knightrofins · Apr 20, 2020

festeringZit said:
Um, Maybe if when this virus thing was breaking, if the fucking scum on the left (Pelosi, Schumer...) weren't crippling our Fed Gov. with a year long fake impeachment trial, we would have been in a better position to tackle this thing?

Sure...100%, right??

Sounds like the person who leaves the strip club and tells his buddies that he thinks that the stripper REALLY likes him

(yawn)

StevieRay · Apr 20, 2020

Knightrofins said:
Sure...100%, right??

Sounds like the person who leaves the strip club and tells his buddies that he thinks that the stripper REALLY likes him

(yawn)

but but she gave me her phone number

TomGshotput · Apr 20, 2020

festeringZit said:
There is a simple concept that some of the donkeys in here are failing to grasp.

There is a death count associated with not opening up the economy.

So, how many people are you going to KILL and MURDER by not opening up the economy? People are committing suicide
(I know one last week that did just that), businesses that took a lifetime to build are being destroyed every day.

Here is an analogy for the retards in here:

When they set the speed limit for a road, they know that at a certain point, an increase in 5 MPH will cause an 8% increase in
deaths, an increase of 10 MPH will cause 17% increase in deaths, 15 MPH a 27% increase.

"The federal government’s 1995 decision to allow states to set speed limits higher than 65 mph caused almost 14,000 additional deaths over 25 years on interstates and freeways, according to a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety."

They raise the speed limits knowing it is going to fucking KILL PEOPLE. Why? Because there is a direct trade-off for society, and
the benefits outweigh those deaths.

https://www.ishn.com/articles/110567-tracking-the-cost-in-lives-of-higher-speed-limits

This is all absolutely correct and a great analogy. The next question is, why is the government killing its own citizens. The obvious answer, is because this is what their voters wanted when they elected them, and by creating a deadly economic conditions, everyone is going to vote for them again in November.

Knightrofins · Apr 20, 2020

StevieRay said:
but but she gave me her phone number

But was it the correct phone number?

Its not like she had her phone on her while you paid her $50 to put her boobs in your face

TomGshotput · Apr 20, 2020

festeringZit said:
Um, Maybe if when this virus thing was breaking, if the fucking scum on the left (Pelosi, Schumer...) weren't crippling our Fed Gov. with a year long fake impeachment trial, we would have been in a better position to tackle this thing?

Like most everything else in our country, the worst thing that has happened has been the federal government trying to help. Keeping the government tied up with things other than closing stuff down is a good thing.

TomGshotput · Apr 20, 2020

bodyforlife said:
As Willie has mentioned often, the doomsayers are only interested in a monotone conversation. There are never shades of gray if you were to ask them.

Great point. Anyone talking about all the doom and gloom has no ability to understand the nuance of the situation.