Well, at least we've progressed from a bald statement that "lockdowns devastate economies" to "we simply don't know yet." It's not my claim. It's that of econo… (View Post)

Yes; most economists support them for that reason. It’s usually just casual commentators who are wedded to the need for a narrative that it must be a seesaw choice “protect public health OR protect t… (View Post)

Fair enough, but my sympathy is very much limited given that she has repeatedly tried to push for public policy to follow her falsified viewpoint. Which would have resulted in hundreds of thousands f… (View Post)

If there’s any truth to it at all (and it chimes with reports he prevented an earlier lockdown that could have held infections to a far lower level giving us far more leeway right now), then they blo… (View Post)

And, in addition, the mission architecture that it was built around is a dead end. It's expensive and wasteful - but the quickest way to achieve it. If expense and waste are not drivers, but spe… (View Post)