So Has The Lock Down Been Worth The Pain?

[dave50]

The news today stated that the economy shrank by over 20% and we could be heading for 3 million unemployed or more with all the misery and despair which it will create. Has it been worth it really, the human obsession with having to save every single life at all costs and that we must keep everyone alive as long as possible no matter how old, ill or frail they might again at all costs. Ironically the human cost of all this in years to come will be terrible in terms of the misery, joblessness, poverty, homelessness and possible social unrest. No doubt I myself will be accused of being inhumane for questioning the wisdom of the life above everything else attitude. As Mr Spock used to say on star trek, "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few", bet he wouldn't be allowed to say it now, but that's another story.

[cashier]

New Zealand's econony has been ruined the same way ours has. My son was furloughed til recently now has lost his job. His boss (there was just the two of them) decided to jack it in, he had lost so much money he couldn't see the point of carrying on. Son says unemployment is rife and like to be a lot higher soon when more accurate figures are available. He lives in Queenstown, which is almost fully tourist dependent, and now the tourism industry has been totally destroyed anybody working in it finds themself in the same position as my son.