The Sweden experiment: how no lockdowns led to mental health, healthier economy

Re:The Sweden experiment: how no lockdowns led to mental hea... by dendriti on Sunday August 22, 2021 @10:55PM (#28271881)

While I don't doubt you have Swedish family, I would like to see your data for the French economy being "killed". Certainly the economy contracted somewhat, but they seem to be doing just fine now.

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Re:The Sweden experiment: how no lockdowns led to mental hea... by yodsanklai on Monday August 23, 2021 @10:32AM (#28276347)

France has increased its public debt enormously (100% to 120% of its GDP). Maintaining the economy had a cost which may have serious consequences.

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Re:The Sweden experiment: how no lockdowns led to mental hea... by acdha on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @10:59AM (#28289708)

Isn’t the interest rate close to 0%? If, like in 1918, they come back stronger than places which had more disruption due to deaths and prolonged closures that’s not anywhere near a crushing level of debt for a rich nation-state with a diverse economy.

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Re:The Sweden experiment: how no lockdowns led to mental hea... by conradfr on Monday August 23, 2021 @05:29AM (#28273781)

At the cost of an enormous additional debt.

Also "just fine" is still not pre-pandemic levels so we'll have to see in a year or two.

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Re:The Sweden experiment: how no lockdowns led to mental hea... by Nemrod67 on Monday August 23, 2021 @05:27AM (#28273769)

this comment shows how half of the West's population has entered a foreign dimension.

Do you really think the economy only "contracted somewhat"?

Can we trust any statistics from people that depend on them to be good?

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Re:The Sweden experiment: how no lockdowns led to mental hea... by eurasiantiger on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @01:35AM (#28285443)

We absolutely cannot trust anything claimed by the crooks in power.

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