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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Mar 2020

      1. Things look grim now but there is one path forward: free widespread testing until a vaccine is found. If we have a universal testing system, it should be possible to both contain the virus and have a functioning economy. This post explains the logic:https://medium.com/@yishan/free-widespread-testing-is-the-only-way-america-goes-back-to-normal-952ee9201dd …

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Mar 2020

      2. I'd welcome any expert comments, but by all reporting, it does seem like South Korea and in at least one village in Italy the free wide-spread testing model has proved very effective. Once implemented, massive Keynesian spending can restart the economy.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Mar 2020

      3. The alternative to free widespread testing is a lockdown that lasts 12-18 months (or more). That is bad not just for economic reasons but psychological ones. It would be traumatic for wide swaths of the population (particularly the most vulnerable).

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Mar 2020

          4. This really does seem like the only way forward -- although it requires a level of state competence that hasn't been on much display in all countries. I recommend this article to policy makers.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Mar 2020

          5. I recommend this article to policy makers and would welcome any comments on the the ideas. @gmbutts @BernieSanders @AOChttps://medium.com/@yishan/free-widespread-testing-is-the-only-way-america-goes-back-to-normal-952ee9201dd …

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        2. Edward‏ @Ark_Tor 19 Mar 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Wonder what % of the population has the finances to manage 18 months of lockdown.

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        3. William R. Otte‏ @wrotte 19 Mar 2020
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          99%

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        1. Diotima Eidos‏ @EidosEidos 19 Mar 2020
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          Tried to make a graph looking for some hope, however distant.pic.twitter.com/jEIbCrmRIE

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        1. Jake Andrews‏ @NYCritix 19 Mar 2020
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          It would lead to a world collapse not seen in centuries.

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        1.  🧯 🌎‏ @tastylatkes 19 Mar 2020
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          But there are still not tests (unless you're a movie star or basketball player). My hospital/healthcare system only testing patients admitted to the hospital now: useless for prevention efforts.

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        1. Jake Andrews‏ @NYCritix 19 Mar 2020
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          Isn't there a third path, we sort of except the new normal, that 1%-2% of the infected population will die, but we keep the economy upright? Its not a good suggestion at all, I understand, but would it change the projections?

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        2. Adam Jay‏ @BullGooseParty 19 Mar 2020
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          I literally dont think it can be done. Humans are social animals. You can't overstate the importance of that. People simply wont be able to isolate that long without radically authoritarian enforcement.

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