Ohio Lottery to Give 5 People $1M Each to Encourage Vaccination

Re:Ohio Lottery to Give 5 People $1M Each to Encourage Vacci... by CivBase on Thursday May 13, 2021 @03:33PM (#27146329)

I agree. Maybe take it even further and just give $1k outright to everyone who gets vaccinated (or has already been vaccinated). It would even double as an economic stimulus and hardly cost more than previous stimulus rounds.

The country has already suffered enormous financial loss thanks to investments in tracking, emergency medical support, vaccine development and distribution, and economic stimulus. That's on top of the massive economic damage suffered by lockdown, stay-home campaigns, and ongoing restrictions. A $1k payout per citizen for getting vaccinated would be a drop in the bucket by comparison - especially if it means finishing off the pandemic.

EDIT: Is anyone downvoting willing to explain why? I'm genuinely curious.

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Re:Ohio Lottery to Give 5 People $1M Each to Encourage Vacci... by capableweb on Thursday May 13, 2021 @03:36PM (#27146361)

Best idea so far. Make a calculation how much they would cost to take care of in case they got Covid, give 80% of that directly to them if they get vaccinated. It's almost like investing in your own people.

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Re:Ohio Lottery to Give 5 People $1M Each to Encourage Vacci... by djrogers on Thursday May 13, 2021 @03:44PM (#27146439)

That wouldn't work, as the vast majority of people cost $0 to care for if they get COVID.

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Re:Ohio Lottery to Give 5 People $1M Each to Encourage Vacci... by syntheticnature on Thursday May 13, 2021 @04:03PM (#27146683)

In the short term, perhaps, in the long term it's looking not so rosy, even for the apparently asymptomatic.

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Re:Ohio Lottery to Give 5 People $1M Each to Encourage Vacci... by hvac on Thursday May 13, 2021 @04:06PM (#27146725)

quarantine is definitely more expensive than $0, unless their time is worthless

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