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I'm concerned about deaths too. Both from the virus and from other knock-on effects of dealing with it. For example, we know unemployment rate increases correspond with suicide rate increases (strongly among 18 to 34 year-olds, whose 2nd leading cause of death is suicide).
Yes yes we get it you think there’s going to be mass suicide or something. Look, surely you can agree that this virus has revealed (again) that our economies are houses of cards. A return to that “normalcy” immediately is to learn no lessons and is to risk major long term sick.
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Oh, I certainly agree with you there, without question. Meanwhile, in Portland, "calls for threats or attempts of suicide are up 41% over this time last year, and up 23% from the 10 days prior to the state of emergency."https://katu.com/news/local/portland-police-see-increase-in-suicide-related-calls-check-in-with-each-other …
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I'm also worried about domestic violence (up 55% in Nashville): https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/24/domestic-violence-nashville-seattle-coronavirus/ … and child abuse (all admitted under 4 years of age): https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/03/20/texas-hospital-spike-severe-child-abuse-cases-coronavirus/ … The world is Hell right now.
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