You claim they care about the future deaths of millions, but won't shutting down the cities produce a surge of poverty as bill collectors impoverish the unemployed who are then jettisoned out of their homes by rapacious landlords?
Oh, wait. Mr. Parenti is tapping me on the shoulder and waving a note.
The Megan McArdle tactic: if you think about it, if you lock down Chinese citizens in their homes, then this might actually decrease the mental and physical health of the people living there, and honestly who can say if the costs are worth that? Every action has far-reaching and unforeseen consequences and who are we to say that... uhhh... saving millions of lives from death and long-term disability... is, uh.... ah, shit.
You claim they care about the future deaths of millions, but won't shutting down the cities produce a surge of poverty as bill collectors impoverish the unemployed who are then jettisoned out of their homes by rapacious landlords?
Oh, wait. Mr. Parenti is tapping me on the shoulder and waving a note.
The Megan McArdle tactic: if you think about it, if you lock down Chinese citizens in their homes, then this might actually decrease the mental and physical health of the people living there, and honestly who can say if the costs are worth that? Every action has far-reaching and unforeseen consequences and who are we to say that... uhhh... saving millions of lives from death and long-term disability... is, uh.... ah, shit.