Protecting the economy
It's imperative we deal with the virus and keep people safe however it has become clear the vast majority of people if they catch the virus will have a mild form and it's is a particular section of the population who are most vulnerable. We need to get economy up and running, the government cannot afford to continue spending as they are at the moment. If the giver don't have an income they won't have the funds to run the NHS and welfare system, we need a balance. Get construction back up and running sit can be done safely and so many other businesses need the construction/house building sector up and running so they can get started. We need to get this started quickly before we enter not just a recession but a depression.
Why the contribution is important
Many years working in construction including recessions I know how badly impacted the economy can be if this industry isn't operating. I also have various family members and friends working in the NHS all of whom are of the same opinion, the NHS is not under undue pressure in fact most areas are quieter then normal. Theses people are very concerned about the economy and future funding if we don't get things back up and running.
by MrsBloxby on May 05, 2020 at 02:07PM
Posted by Alasdrum May 05, 2020 at 14:47
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Posted by ProtestTheHero May 05, 2020 at 19:25
Within reason, the economy needs to be restarted, otherwise our children will be paying off the debts incurred during lockdown decades in the future.
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Posted by mg68 May 05, 2020 at 20:05
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Posted by scotjs May 05, 2020 at 20:37
This is also uninformed and highly offensive that you would dismiss lives like that.
The virus doesn't affect a specific section of the population. We know that now. It's actually quite unpredictable and random. You could have a mild case but a child with no underlying health conditions could die.
There is nothing wrong with taking extreme economic actions temporarily in unique circumstances. This will not last forever, but death will.
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Posted by Kaoticskies May 06, 2020 at 07:05
Absolutely the NHS must be supported and lives must be protected but we now have a section of society that is at great risk due to mental health, social and financial vulnerability. People may not die directly as a result of these vulnerabilities, but there are consequences for the NHS if this is not managed. Increased self harm ; increased demands on social support due to restrictions on visiting; increased demands on government funding. This will have a consequence. On occasions with physical health implications.
Our economy is very important and we have to look at ways of safely restarting it.
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Posted by Sabrinam May 06, 2020 at 09:20
Construction and specifically domestic housing construction needs to resume for multiple reasons - the most important being the economy and mental health, both for the workers and the homeowners.
There are multiple development sites across the country that have homes at 90% completion or above, these homes could be safely worked on with staff adhering to restrictions. They would not take long to complete and would provide stability for the homeowners who have already passed their move date. This also has a second benefit as the time taken to finish these homes would provide the government and construction companies time to develop longer term plans for safe working measures on projects that aren't as far along.
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