London will be overwhelmed by Covid in a fortnight says leaked NHS briefing

Re:London will be overwhelmed by Covid in a fortnight says l... by Aeolun on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @07:26PM (#25665091)

> What’s more, do you have any reasonable figures to suggest why letting a percentage or more of the population die unnecessarily, consigning even larger numbers to long-term health problems and so forth is somehow a good choice?

If I squint my eyes a bit. Reduce the burden on the pension system?

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Re:London will be overwhelmed by Covid in a fortnight says l... by jlokier on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @08:21PM (#25665938)

If I squint my eyes, I don't think it would even reduce the burden on the state pension system when you take into account the benefit system it is part of.

Long-term disabled or ill people who are unable to work will effectively take early retirement (in some cases they can draw on their actual pension early too), and depend on state support from then on whether it's called pension or something else. The duration of payouts will be longer than for ordinary retirement age.

It's not just miserable for those survivors, it's expensive for the state.

Long-term health problems are also likely to cost more in healthcare later.

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Re:London will be overwhelmed by Covid in a fortnight says l... by Aeolun on Thursday January 07, 2021 @06:28AM (#25669827)

True, but do more people end up in long term care than dead?

I’d guess so, based on what I read so far, but not sure.

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