Moral choices of the government (poll)

[Pekelo]

This poll is to measure how we as society function and what kind of sacrifice we are willing to take. This is also for any country, not just for the US. I am not saying which side is good or bad, I am simply just curious of our posters' take.

My prediction is that eventually people all over the world will lean towards the let the weak/old fail and let's get back to normal choice. But I could be wrong...

Keep in mind that in choice #2 there still could be huge number of casualties due to social unrest, revolution, food war, etc.

 

[fan27]

I propose a version of the first option where the vulnerable (sick, old, etc) self isolate while the rest of us get back to work. We can then deploy resources towards those who are most vulnerable.

 

[Pekelo]

I propose a version of the first option where the vulnerable (sick, old, etc) self isolate

It is not realistic, otherwise the government would have come up with this already. You can't isolate a nursing home from its workers or grandma living with her children.

 

[Metamega]

It’s just money.....

 

[Banjo]

Government and morality in the same sentence is an oxymoron. Morality is a human invention, it's always in flux. The more secure and content people feel the more morality expands and survival instincts contract as they become less necessary. When fear increases morality contracts and survival behavior expands. We are witnessing those behavioral changes now. Costco is not accepting returns on toilet paper which is generating another behavioral shift, anger.

 

[Banjo]

This will be interesting in terms of unintended consequences. Would you stay in a hotel full of virus positive people?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coro...lfm755jqvak5mhm-story.html?mod=article_inline

 

[zdreg]

. Cosco is not accepting returns on toilet paper which is generating another behavioral shift, anger.

Why are people returning toilet paper?

 

[fan27]

It is not realistic, otherwise the government would have come up with this already. You can't isolate a nursing home from its workers or grandma living with her children.

Shutting down a 22 trillion dollar economy for an extended period of time is also not realistic.

 

[Banjo]

Why are people returning toilet paper?

Probably because they realized that in their fear/greed mode they purchased enough for 2 years of use or selling to neighbors for double the price.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/costco-putting-stop-toilet-paper-151620271.html

 

[dozu888]

what 1%

0.1% at the most.

Wuhan the epicenter had 3000 dead that's 0.03% of the 10m population.

you been brain washed!