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DBoon

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9. stoping a highly contagious disease cannot be a matter of individual choice

Reply to MichMan (Reply #2)

Sat May 16, 2020, 01:18 PM

May 2020

The people who choose to ignore quarantine practices that aren't mandatory will spread the disease to others who do.

This is a disease with a high rate or death.

People who choose economics over safety are killing other people.

Deliberately causing the deaths of others for economic reasons is morally reprehensible. A need to make a living never justifies causing someone else's death.

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States are reopening based on the economy, not science. [View all] onecaliberal May 2020 OP

I agree. In MO we're opening back up and I feel that it's too early, and I think that the worst ... SWBTATTReg May 2020 #1

California is opening slowly. The problem is that I live in arguably the reddest onecaliberal May 2020 #3

You and your family is smart, staying put. My fear is that all of these people floating around, SWBTATTReg May 2020 #6

Exactly. This is my point. I wouldn't give two shits if it only affected them. onecaliberal May 2020 #8

Nothing prevents anyone from staying in their homes for as long as they desire MichMan May 2020 #2

Except, of course, having to earn money. LisaL May 2020 #4

How many businesses will close permanently ? MichMan May 2020 #7

If we had a functioning government there would have already been relief onecaliberal May 2020 #11

So how many people do you want to die so people can go back to work? DBoon May 2020 #12

Zero. Shut down every single business until 2022 MichMan May 2020 #14

But those who do are also free to infect essential workers serving the public onecaliberal May 2020 #5

stoping a highly contagious disease cannot be a matter of individual choice DBoon May 2020 #9

So people who are called back to work should refuse to go and quit? MichMan May 2020 #13

They believe they've shed the liability sufficiently upon individuals. Hugin May 2020 #10

The economy can't stay closed when the US has a poor social system qdouble May 2020 #15