Coronavirus information and extenuating circumstances policy

Re:Coronavirus information and extenuating circumstances policy by geofft on Sunday March 01, 2020 @10:25AM (#22457211)

OK, but in a society where we've been taught that the thing that makes money is the right thing to do, simply telling people won't change their decision-making. Should we spend public health funds on cancellations? Should we also fund people with non-salaried jobs to stay home?

I haven't worked through the numbers but it wouldn't surprise me if these were among the highest-efficiency ways to spend government emergency health funds, especially in the early days before a vaccine has been developed.

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Re:Coronavirus information and extenuating circumstances policy by edanm on Sunday March 01, 2020 @01:17PM (#22458208)

I'm guessing spending them on tracking the people infected, tracing down other people who might've been infected, helping enact quarantines, etc, is a far better use of funds than helping people cancel reservations on the off chance they are infected.

> OK, but in a society where we've been taught that the thing that makes money is the right thing to do,

Also, huh? I think more people in this society think that "money is the root of all evil" than what you're suggesting.

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