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Originally Posted by Run Silent
You're talking foolishness.
Each year, there are an estimated 5,419,000 car crashes, with 30,296 being deadly, killing 32,999, and injuring 2,239,000.
Should we just ban all cars since we could save so many people?
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Use your own logic in reverse. Would you be willing to have yourself and all of your family homeless, destitute, no future job prospects, dying of starvation if it meant the saving of the life of a 70yo grandmother?
You are lying to yourself if you say yes.
That is the reality that millions of Americans are starting to face. |
You're right, but I think the answer is that until a vaccine is made available things will be far from returning to normal, especially if this is something that returns yearly like the flu. It's not just 70 year old people who are impacted by this. If we went back to "normal" we would be seeing a lot of devastation from all ages I think. Even people who are considered healthy are still having issues, and at that point many more people will be sick and unable to be cared for, leading to death.
Honestly I think eventually we will ALL get this, but I'd rather have it be at a time like say next year when there is a vaccine and a hospital bed than now when I'll be on a cot in the street just waiting to die. The problem is there are too many unknowns right now. Basically anyone with any kind of "underlying health issue" isn't safe. I had lung surgery 10 years ago. Technically I qualify as a risk according to my doc, even though I'm very active and play sports and have had zero issues since. It's a hard call to make, and I don't envy people in positions that are making these decisions.