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Wednesday, May 06, 2020

A modest proposal

A modest proposal. Every year, about 50,000 people die of the flu. Another 50,000 die from automobile accidents, and another 30,000 from workplace accidents. We could prevent many of these deaths by placing America in lockdown six months of every year (from now on). Almost all the flu deaths occur in the winter months, and so I propose a total lockdown from October through April every year. This will save something like 30,000 (flu) + 25,000 (reduced auto accidents) + 7500 (reduced workplace accidents), for a total of over 60,000 lives every year. It would cost a great deal less than $11 trillion a year. If you oppose my idea, you value economic gains over human lives. Shame on you!

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