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In reply to the discussion: Anger in Sweden as elderly pay price for coronavirus strategy [View all]Steelrolled
(2,022 posts)18. If any country was going to do this "experiment" Sweden was a good choice
They seem to be respected around the world for having government policy based on facts and evidence. And in this case, it appears to be based on a scientific view. In many other countries (all that I can think of), such an approach would be viewed as some evil plan, by the leadership, for power or money. I haven't heard that yet wrt Sweden.
And Sweden is not doing that badly, certainly much better than conventional wisdom would have predicted. I think we really have no idea yet what the determining factors are. In the US, the wide discrepancy between NYC and other major cities (LA, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix) is yet to be determined (as far as I know). I have heard we will figure this out a year or so after it is over.
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My paternal Grandfather also died from the 1918 flu. He was about 33 my mother about 10.
katmondoo
Apr 2020
#10
having the elderly pay the ultimate price is a win-win from the point of view of many
beachbumbob
Apr 2020
#7
I have been warning my Swedish friends about this. They respond with the false sense of superiority
zonkers
Apr 2020
#14
Its probably a good thing, looking at it purely objectively, to have this "experiment"
LiberalLovinLug
Apr 2020
#19
The thing about Sweden is they are not doing this for the benefit of the planet
Steelrolled
Apr 2020
#20
Yes, we have a candidate who works towards fixing and completing Universal Health Care,
ehrnst
Apr 2020
#26
Yup. Germany and Switzerland got great universal coverage through a hybrid ACA-like system. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2020
#32
Switzerland's population voted against a change to single payer a few years ago.
ehrnst
Apr 2020
#33
No, actually, you are incorrect in your use of that terminology. You seem to be confusing
ehrnst
Apr 2020
#36
Continued attempts to avoid admitting that one is mistaken on the use of one's terminology
ehrnst
Apr 2020
#47
Yes, you continue to move the goalposts, and you contintue to stonewall and attempt to derail
ehrnst
Apr 2020
#53
Actually, you continue to redefine the terminology and moving the goalposts.
TexasTowelie
Apr 2020
#48
I have no respect for Sweden...they allowed people to die without trying to save lives...I am
Demsrule86
Apr 2020
#23
And like here, immigrants, people of color are more affected since they live in dense housing.
SunSeeker
Apr 2020
#42
Elderly pay price in Sweden. Here, it's the young, and the generation to come.
JustABozoOnThisBus
Apr 2020
#52