Thread by @JMHendersonSr

We are being feted by #ideological #purists who pretend that they would never want the American economy restarted until the risk that a single life will be lost is reduced to zero.

Maybe you're a purist as well?

Well, maybe you are, but maybe you aren't.

Have you ever benefitted from the transshipment of goods through the #PanamaCanal?

Did you ever benefit from power generated by the #HooverDam?

Then you are feasting on the remains of the human life cost of construction.

Yes, you have enjoyed the #cannibalization embodied in risks related to the #construction of dams, canals, buildings, ships, roads, etc.

So how many lives is your front porch light worth?

Take a look to get an idea:

slideshare.net/damfirm/the-hu…

Oh, by the way, I'm not saying we should make a similar calculation in deciding when to re-open our #economy.

What I'm saying is, we have been making this identical decision for as long as we've been building buildings, making ships, and constructing roads, dams, and bridges.

Now is the wrong time to pretend that we haven't made identical decisions THOUSANDS of times over the course of human existence.

Now is the wrong time to try to make #Abbott, #Hume, or #Beck out to be #economic #vultures, at least, until you've turned off your lights and powered down your life.

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