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I think the COVID-19 lockdown is killing more people than it is saving. Here are my many reasons for thinking such a thing. Updated for March 26, 2021.By Daniel Alman (aka Dan from Squirrel Hill)March 26, 2021I think the COVIOD-19 lockdown is killing more people than it is saving.I’m going to start out by posting the CDC’s estimated survival rates, by age, for people who contract COVID-19:Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20200923185857/https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/planning-scenarios.html0 to 19: 99.997%20 to 49: 99.98%50 to 69: 99.5%70+: 94.6%For most age groups, the survival rate is quite high. In my opinion, this does not justify a lockdown of the general population.Now...

I think the COVID-19 lockdown is killing more people than it is saving. Here are my many reasons for thinking such a thing. I think the COVIOD-19 lockdown is killing more people than it is saving.I’m going to start out by posting the CDC’s estimated survival rates, by age, for people who contract COVID-19:Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20200923185857/https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/planning-scenarios.html0 to 19: 99.997%20 to 49: 99.98%50 to 69: 99.5%70+: 94.6%For most age groups, the survival rate is quite high. In my opinion, this does not justify a lockdown of the general population.Now let’s take a look at my many reasons for thinking that the lockdown is...

Here are 140 reasons why I’m against the COVID-19 lockdowns IntroductionPlease share the link to this list on Facebook, Twitter, email, message boards, etc. Thank you.A lot of the people who support the COVID-19 lockdowns have said it’s because “lives are more important than money.”But the lockdowns are actually killing far more people than they’re saving.So instead of it being about “lives vs money,” it’s really about “fewer people dying vs more people dying.”And yet, when I bring this up, lockdown supporters either ignore it, or they accuse me of not caring about people’s lives, or they say, “better safe than...

Here are 12 more reasons I am against the COVID-19 lockdowns The complete list can be read here: https://danfromsquirrelhill.wordpress.com/2020/05/05/reasons-why-im-against-the-covid-19-lockdowns/Here are the 12 new entries:45) LA Mayor Garcetti encourages residents to report violators of stay-at-home order: ‘Snitches get rewards’https://www.foxnews.com/politics/la-mayor-garcetti-residents-report-violators-stay-at-home-order46) Take the Shutdown Skeptics SeriouslyThe Atlantic wrote:Take the Shutdown Skeptics SeriouslyAmericans should carefully consider the potential costs of prolonged shutdowns lest they cause more deaths or harm to the vulnerable than they spare…… minimizing the number of COVID-19 deaths today or a month from now or six months from now may or may not minimize the human costs of the pandemic when the...

Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog 25 more reasons why it’s OK to laugh at anyone who thought Obamacare was a good idea I’ve updated my list of Obamacare criticisms. The complete list can be found at https://danfromsquirrelhill.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/obamacare-59/These are the new entries:307) Obamacare, when combined with Obama’s executive amnesty, gives employers a $3,000 annual incentive, per employee, to hire illegal aliens instead of U.S. citizensObamacare, when combined with Obama’s November 2014 executive amnesty, gives employers a $3,000 annual incentive, per employee, to hire illegal aliens instead of U.S. citizens.308) Obama administration falsely overstated the number of Obamacare signups by incorrectly including dental...