[Zhang Fei]

[You got charts? Yeah so do I. Are you that sure that this lock down policy was the right one, even at the misery and suffering of these many, many millions of Americans out of work for who knows how long? ]

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I never supported any lockdowns. I have taken huge hits to my net worth because of them. At the same time, I completely understand why Trump is backing them. Without the lockdowns, we lose 500,000 dead by election time, and the GOP loses not only the White House, but both Houses of Congress.

For some perspective, note that Singapore’s government is doing a lockdown until June. Now, this government has not just a majority, but a 90% supermajority.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Singapore

It doesn’t need to worry about political pressure from virus deaths. And yet this government, which presides over a country with no natural resources other than its people, and which imports all its oil and energy, has gone for a lockdown despite the hits to its economy. This is not a government known for making emotional decisions. It is doing lockdowns because it perceives the high likelihood of a serious death toll if a lockdown isn’t implemented.

[webheart]

Without the lockdown we would never have lost 500,000 people in the US. We wouldn’t have lost even 200,000 people. We have probably saved maybe 8,000.