• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    In fairness, it was either or:

    • Take COVID seriously
    • Not destroy the economy

    Hornswoggle. Balderdash. Bull fucking shit. Countries that took it seriously suffered fewer economic disadvantages, spent less than we did per capita, and recovered more quickly.

    The countriea that fared the best

    • Had clear and unified messaging from their government, backed by science.

    • Shut down quickly and completely, paying people to stay home.

    • Provided universal healthcare and prioritized their frontline healthcare workers.

    Destroying the economy was a result of our slow, confused response, ignoring the recommendations of experts, making the response political, and bailing out industries instead of individuals.