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why would it be not considered? the number drove policy

Posted on: April 27, 2020 at 13:43:48 CT

90Tiger STL

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and was built on faulty assumptions and ignored how people would behave sans gvmt force.

It created an implied false dichotomy.

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Remember: Trump said 60k deaths - ivan drago MU - 4/27 13:23:40

He actually said 240,000 - MUinIL MU - 4/27 18:00:03

do you HONESTLY think Trump pulled that number out of his - blake1771 MU - 4/27 14:30:09

Has the government response not been draconian enough for - JeffB MU

- 4/27 14:11:15

Are we even counting colored folks? - tigerfans3 MU - 4/27 13:45:06

Could triple or quadruple it (nm) - mizzouSECedes STL - 4/27 13:49:15

Can you explain why the US economy didn’t shut down for H1N1 - MIZ45 MU - 4/27 13:43:56

Your side, racist liberals that is, said 2 million - mizzouSECedes STL - 4/27 13:28:51

No one knew liberal NYers were so terrible with hygiene.(nm) - TigerMatt STL - 4/27 13:26:48

The experts said 2.2 million. nm. - MUTGR MU - 4/27 13:26:37

Those numbers in the millions were if no measures were - kmawv8 MU - 4/27 13:28:27

uh huh and 200k + were WITH all the measures implemented. - blake1771 MU - 4/27 14:28:49

Why are prisoners getting the virus?(nm) - tigerNkc MU

- 4/27 13:53:29

Even the ones in the 200k range assumed "stringent" social - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 4/27 13:47:04

this is a good article imo - 90Tiger STL - 4/27 13:39:00

Who takes no measures at all? - Sal MU

- 4/27 13:31:50

....for social distancing. - kmawv8 MU - 4/27 13:33:22

Measures are taken with the flu - Sal MU

- 4/27 13:36:27

nm - Mr. Socko MU - 4/27 13:41:17

That's how they justify their mistakes - mizzouSECedes STL - 4/27 13:32:35

What's the excuse? They very clearly stated what their - kmawv8 MU - 4/27 13:34:26

you're conveniently over-simplifying this. There are/ - 90Tiger STL - 4/27 13:41:45

That study was used as justification - Sal MU

- 4/27 13:37:51

Sure it was, which is why the number shouldn't even be - kmawv8 MU - 4/27 13:40:58

If it weren't used to drive policy it wouldn't be a big deal - Sal MU

- 4/27 13:45:31

So where is the ire for Trump? (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 4/27 13:51:58

I've stated it's stupid for him - Sal MU

- 4/27 13:55:21

LOL (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 4/27 14:02:49

I don't understand this response - Sal MU

- 4/27 15:07:54

In a question asking where your ire for Trump has been - kmawv8 MU - 4/27 15:10:33

ok (nm) - Sal MU

- 4/27 15:17:00

there are millions of 'muricans who think the distancing - 90Tiger STL - 4/27 13:44:20

why would it be not considered? the number drove policy - 90Tiger STL - 4/27 13:43:48

It's not being disingenous - mizzouSECedes STL - 4/27 13:36:29

So, Trump, other politicians and the media were being - kmawv8 MU - 4/27 13:40:18

that's the point (nm) - Sal MU

- 4/27 13:49:46

Exactly (nm) - mizzouSECedes STL - 4/27 13:48:28

uh hey dip$hit the original model was in the millions - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 4/27 13:26:31

wont get to 80k?? Beyond stupid - ivan drago MU - 4/27 13:33:44

lol new cases and deaths are declining - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 4/27 13:46:12

This is why no one takes you seriously, doc (nm) - MIZ45 MU - 4/27 13:45:21

It's ok. Disproportionately colored people. nm - hokie VT - 4/27 13:25:49

Your precious IHME models came up with that number - Sal MU

- 4/27 13:25:29

And the IHME models were mocked for being overstated - kmawv8 MU - 4/27 13:27:36

Those are for very specific dates though - Sal MU

- 4/27 13:30:52

Do you have a link to those specific dates? - kmawv8 MU - 4/27 13:32:12

Right now the total deaths are projected until August 4th - Sal MU

- 4/27 13:33:22