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Protect the At-Risk: A Better Strategy for Corona Virus?
It may be a better idea to implement a “protect at risk” strategy over social distancing and disruption.
The world is in some sort of chaos. Stock markets have been getting chopped, countries are shutting down. It is kind of scary.
I’m watching stock futures (bets on the price of stock during trading hours), and they are wiping out the gains on Friday. People are making a ton of money. Most likely, it isn’t us.
Is it the financial geniuses? Day traders? Institutions? Brokers?
Democratic State Governors and City Mayors have responded much more rigorously in lock downs, school closings and other measures in attempt to slow the spread of Covid-19 to reduce the impact of the virus on local medical systems. I can understand why, and flatten the curve makes sense, but the numbers don’t seem to add up:
