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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Of course it is an option. We have already had a lockdown which has ruined the summer months for many. As we can see from Liverpool and elsewhere in the north and in London, that did a fat lot of good because now it is back again. How many times do we have to impose lockdowns before you finally concede that you are not going to get a different result at the end of it?
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As many as it takes - you heard Boris. Letting it go isn't an option.
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You keep incorrectly pointing out that I want to see more deaths, which shows how little of my argument you have grasped. Are you not aware of what the lockdown has done to people? It has meant that cancer monitoring has not taken place for those susceptible to it, operations have been cancelled, people have been left in agony because they couldn’t get dental treatment, it has been almost impossible to get GP appointments and mental illness has resulted from isolation and people losing their jobs and businesses. The lockdown itself has caused untold deaths and misery, which you appear to find acceptable.
Your reference to the NHS is laughable. We’ve had next to no service from them for months (unless you have COVID symptoms, that is).
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You, a self-styled economist, believe that the economy is irrelevant when considering options, which is hilarious.
I suppose plunging everyone into poverty and collapsing the NHS and other services due to lack of money is a price worth paying in your book.
We need to take a sensible approach, which is not something you have to offer.
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We are the fifth richest economy in the world Old Boy. I'm sure we can tax some rich people to fund a solution.
The good news OB is I've seen nothing from Government to suggest your pipe dream fantasy of the old economy returning and sacrificing lives to expedite it is any closer to fruition.
Back to the drawing board. Just a flu, go away in the summer, get out there and stop being scared. I look forward to your next piece of insight on this subject.