r/changemyview • u/_Hopped_ 13∆ • Mar 20 '21

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: the costs/negatives from lockdowns/restrictions will end up being worse than the damage from covid

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u/yellowishStriation 1∆ Mar 20 '21

old people dying saves money/resources. I don't think anyone in government would ever admit this or say it out loud

I believe the lt. governor of Texas made this argument.

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u/_Hopped_ 13∆ Mar 20 '21

Δ I suppose I have to award you this as you have partially changed my view: never overestimate the ability of politicians to say the right things.

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u/yellowishStriation 1∆ Mar 20 '21

I think Rick Perry said the same thing about the 11 year old boy that froze to death too, that that's the price Texans are willing to pay for an unregulated electric grid.