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It’s a False Choice to Pit Public Health vs. Economic Health
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It’s a False Choice to Pit Public Health vs. Economic Health

The relationship is far more complex than the online conversation suggests.

David French
Apr 9, 2020
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It’s a False Choice to Pit Public Health vs. Economic Health
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One of the most frustrating aspects of the online debate about coronavirus is the ongoing idea that we confront some kind of stark binary—that we can have a lower number of deaths and a dreadful recession or our government can tolerate a higher level of risk and “open up” the American economy, thereby avoiding most of the economic pain. In reality, our …

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