It's actually the 50 to 90% change that is my sticking point as well.
I don't know anything about crops or who all goes into getting us food. But there were already shortages that were self-made going into the last one. If you did it again you need to actually up your supply because people have shown that they will hoard the entire lockdown ...and why wouldn't they if you don't create some level of confidence that there will be supplies.
In healthcare there is a significant amount of stuff we do that can be delayed 90 days. We did that throughout the spring. Before during and after lockdown deferred a lot of stuff. And now I'm busier than I normally am in the summer. Catching up all that stuff that still needs to be done.
I'm not sure which healthcare workers he thought kept working that could have gone home during the last lockdown. We sent a lot of people home that are related to elective procedures and things like that. And unlike the last lockdown that was preventative, this lockdown would require a significant number of healthcare workers because we have a high number of cases. you couldn't drop less healthcare workers than you already did before.
Well, you see, Doc. This is the kind of person who can stay at home for as long as required. So he doesn't really think about how his suggestions will impact others. He's a pretty prime example of the "If it only saves on life" camp.
A couple weeks ago I was talking to someone whom I told "Yeah, I know some people who haven't worked in months and could be in serious trouble if we don't start to think about firing things back up." at this point this person told me "Well, no one really
needs to work." I couldn't believe my ears. For as long as I can remember when gun advocacy groups would say "It's guns today, something else tomorrow." People laughed, but we're seeing it in real time. All the same arguments that prop up gun control being used against people's ability to live normal day-to-day lives.