Good. Might make people start to finally do a proper cost/benefit analysis on all of this

People have been far too protected from the ramifications of their covid wibblings.

Hopefully there will be a little more circumspection and questioining of whether all of this is really worth the huge ecomoinic pain and job losses and inevitable cuts to public services.

Posted By: CWC on August 12th 2020 at 09:26:34

Message Thread

Recession (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Aug 12, 07:05:06
- Good. Might make people start to finally do a proper cost/benefit analysis on all of this (General Chat) - CWC, Aug 12, 09:26:34
  - The precautionary principle (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 12, 15:46:32
  - When some of us suggested months ago.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 12, 11:49:51
    - Haha our far worse drop in GDP (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 14:14:59
      - And along comes Mr Black or White... (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 12, 14:38:23
        
        You don’t need any expertise whatsoever (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 14:46:30
        
        Especially in your case.... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 12, 15:15:22
    - Oh well (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 12, 12:35:18
      - It's a big hole.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 12, 15:16:12
  - What would you have done different? (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 12, 09:46:08
    - Lockdown by county (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 12, 11:03:19
      - You'd tazer an old person with asthma who can't wear a mask!? (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 11:06:22
        
        I've tasered older,and more ill people than that. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 12, 11:15:08
        
        You have a tzaer gun!? (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 11:24:51
        
        shouldn't be out putting added burden risk on the nhs (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 12, 11:20:38
        
        some don't trust putting their card details and passwords into the www (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 11:24:37
        
        Fuck em (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 12, 11:31:11
        
        Where is your empathy!? (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 13:37:01
        
        Fuck off troll (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 12, 11:09:01
    - opened back up sooner (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Aug 12, 10:32:45
    - initially probably nothing (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 12, 09:51:28
      - ... (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 12, 10:36:10
      - Most places are open (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 12, 09:53:29
  - Naive to suggest financial impact of lockdown had bit been forecast (n/m) (General Chat) - Danny_mills, Aug 12, 09:39:40
    - *not (n/m) (General Chat) - Danny_mills, Aug 12, 09:39:53
      - ? (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Aug 12, 12:51:25
  - Agreed (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Aug 12, 09:36:55
  - especially when its reported that (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 12, 09:34:50
    - That's because we locked down (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 12, 09:52:12
      - there are vast areas of industry that have not opened up (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 12, 10:23:10
- And in proper news some Syrians tried to cross the channel (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 08:10:33
  - both are proper news stories (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 12, 09:00:09
- Link: (General Chat) - Thegelman, Aug 12, 07:11:53
- Don’t worry. We’ll Brexit soon. That will improve the economy (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 07:09:34
  - You don’t work so it won’t really affect you (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 12, 07:19:36
    - Oh yeah, that's true. I have no income or a home or the internet. lol (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 07:26:25
      - Brexit going to messed up the Internet now?!? (General Chat) - neilo, Aug 12, 09:17:51
        
        only English porn allowed post Brexit, sorry (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 10:59:26

Reply to Message

In order to add a post to the WotB Message Board you must be a registered WotB user.

If you are not yet registered then please visit the registration page. You should ensure that their browser is setup to accept cookies.