Australians ‘complacent’ to rapid growth in digital surveillance

Re:Australians ‘complacent’ to rapid growth in digital surve... by 6nf on Monday October 11, 2021 @09:40PM (#28835099)

https://budget.gov.au/2021-22/content/covid.htm Please explain how am I using this number incorrectly? What is the correct number I should be using instead?

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Re:Australians ‘complacent’ to rapid growth in digital surve... by paranoidrobot on Monday October 11, 2021 @09:46PM (#28835144)

You're using that number incorrectly.

It's like that classic Pirates vs Global Average Temperature chart[1]

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Re:Australians ‘complacent’ to rapid growth in digital surve... by paranoidrobot on Monday October 11, 2021 @11:00PM (#28835602)

It makes about as much sense to say that we spent $300B to save 70,000 people as it does to say that the US has spent trillions to kill 714,000.

One is not the cause of the other, in either direction.

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Re:Australians ‘complacent’ to rapid growth in digital surve... by 6nf on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @12:27AM (#28836053)

The US does not go to war just to kill people. Australia's covid response is purely for saving lives.

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Re:Australians ‘complacent’ to rapid growth in digital surve... by paranoidrobot on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @12:53AM (#28836209)

I said nothing about war, I'm talking about the COVID response in both cases.

The US Federal Government has spent trillions on COVID related bills. Over $5.3 trillion if this[1] is to be believed.

USD$5.3 trillion / US Population = $16k/person (approx)

AUD$291 billion / AU Population = AUD$11400/person (~USD$8,300 approx)

On the face of it, we spent a whole lot less, and have had at least as good, if not a better economic outcome.

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