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Instead of shutting down the entire economy, I wonder if some strict but targeted measures would be more effective.
Force everyone to wear face masks all the time when in contact with others in public, no exceptions, punished by extreme fines.
Governments ramp up mass production of masks, test kits and other supplies, puts people to work making them.
Everyone has to download an app tracking their movements for the duration of the crisis. Data remains anonymous but if someone becomes infected, local authorities can track down everyone who come into recent contact with them.
People can still travel but must quarantine for 14 days in a hotel once they reach their destination. This helps keep the airlines and hotel industry afloat.
Retool "choke points" such as grocery stores, restaurants, airports where crowding happens so that it never gets too crowded. Limit the number of people who can enter at one time.
All of this would mean sacrificing freedom temporarily but it sounds better and more sustainable to me than the entire country staying in their room indefinitely into the future as the economy collapses into nothingness and everyone goes broke.
- its not just masks, but goggles and gloves you need. wash your clothes immediately after going outside.
i think they should ration people to avoid bulk buyingtrooperbill - I'm not sure which is worse in the long run********
- One what is gov temporary measure. Sunset taxes or Patriot. It never reverts. It sets up some leninism. Quite dangerous********
- Why I'm happy Trump isn't employing wartime shit Dems pushing for. At the end of the day this pandemic going to kill ppl********
- Just not sure it's worth tossing entire economy with the corpses. But who knows the econ is pretty fake. Maybe all good********
- most people when they travel aren't gone from start to finish more than 14 days... that number seems a little high simply for quarantine alonePonyBoy
- Hawaii is already doing the forced quarantine
https://apnews.com/9…yuekit - I agree the tracking could be abused, given record of the US government I'm not sure I would not trust them on it. But other measures would clearly be temporaryyuekit
- Imagine caring more about the economy which favours the few than people's lives.lowimpakt
- Ha trying to think of eco ony as if it has favorites. But all advanced civilizations rely on economy********
- Always still amazed me when people think of economy differently than there 10 dollar eggs********
- There aren't even enough masks to cover the need at hospitals, so your idea is useless for now. But certainly these types of measures have been discussed.********
- I can tell you that the airlines don't deserve a $50 billion bailout. In the last 10 years, they spent 96% of their cash flow to buy back shares of their owneverscared
- own stock in order to boost executive bonuses.neverscared
- What's the alternative though? If airlines go down it's a bad thing for everyone.yuekit
- masks are useless unless you have it. N95 do work but there's not enough. Really the only way is to not go out and stay inside.elektro
- its not just masks, but goggles and gloves you need. wash your clothes immediately after going outside.