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Coronavirus: Police warn Scottish medical chief Catherine Calderwood after holiday home visit

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@Nepia Ha, yes, I think you are right.
I sent the following to a SA friend, some fantastic rugby.

So will there be a tax increase later in the year?

@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

@Godder said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/04/02/coronavirus-economy-reopen-deaths-balance-analysis-159248

American site and contributors, but an interesting read in the tradeoffs between economy and health, and basically points out that it's hard to trade off health for economy because the economy depends on health.

You aren't portraying the article fairly with that summation. It does a good job of arguing from both angles. A recession and pain was always going to happen, but it is govts job to limit it and smooth it amongst citizens. The NZ govt is doing a terrible job of that IMO. The current economic winners are govt workers and the cashed up. Losers are, or will be, nearly everyone else. I think the wage subsidy was very good and well handled. But I think university public health professors scared the govt into a complete lockdown way to fast. And raising benefits and the min wage was crazy. Well benefits increase was more sneaky than crazy. As that won't cost jobs and businesses. It was just politics.

Aren't there Government workers who could be put on furlough?

@booboo said in Lockdown Check In:

@canefan said in Lockdown Check In:

@booboo said in Lockdown Check In:

@JK said in Lockdown Check In:

Gave myself a haircut today. Only needed the wife to do a small bit around the back I couldn’t quite see well enough to get right.

The lockdown lid actually ain’t bad at all

The joy of a male hair cut .. No.2 all over .

Can do it yourself.

Mrs Boo and Ms Boo Jr having a crack at Mrs Boo's hair colour tomorrow.

I'm looking for place to hide.

I thought hairdressers were considered essential in straya??

Yeah but

1. she's not convinced she should be in there anyway
2. Think her hair dresser has shut down regardless

Prefer a little less contact to flatten the curve so worth a crack

Very wise

@Wairau TBH, aside from the ABs and Japan I'd rather the Boks win.

@Godder said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/04/02/coronavirus-economy-reopen-deaths-balance-analysis-159248

American site and contributors, but an interesting read in the tradeoffs between economy and health, and basically points out that it's hard to trade off health for economy because the economy depends on health.

You aren't portraying the article fairly with that summation. It does a good job of arguing from both angles. A recession and pain was always going to happen, but it is govts job to limit it and smooth it amongst citizens. The NZ govt is doing a terrible job of that IMO. The current economic winners are govt workers and the cashed up. Losers are, or will be, nearly everyone else. I think the wage subsidy was very good and well handled. But I think university public health professors scared the govt into a complete lockdown way to fast. And raising benefits and the min wage was crazy. Well benefits increase was more sneaky than crazy. As that won't cost jobs and businesses. It was just politics.