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"The United States, the organizers realized, did not have the means to quickly manufacture more essential medical equipment, supplies or medicines, including antiviral medications, needles, syringes, N95 respirators and ventilators, the agency concluded." But the U.S. and other countries found the money and resources to wage wars, increase inequality, fund the IMF, build hundreds of miliatry bases around the world and in the meantime decrease investments in infrastructure and public services. In the U.S. a ruling class and its representaives in government even left tens of millions of American without health insurance. American capitalism has had other priorities. The article blames more Trump and co., but ignores that the problem is structural .  The pandemic is but the catalyst/the trigger/the accelerator for current financial troubles, not the cause. As was warned in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, etc., the Obama Administration’s bailouts were to make rich people...

UK

In the absence of clearer planning, with market mechanisms failing, consumers are only acting rationally in preparing for being confined at home, the authors add. Food rationing required

Tunisia

تونس 14 مارس 2020

Ethics and Saving Lives

It makes sense for a capitalist system that is stagnating/with very low growth or heading towards a slump and no sight of "a new economy" to resume growth. It would be relieved from "unproductive" people, the "strains" on pensions and elderly care, etc. Consider it part of restructuring! Like with austerity, in "normal" times some/many people have to pay for the economic crisis, shiphoning more wealth to the top 1%, saving the banks, corruption, etc. That was part of the priorities. Now some people have to be "sacrificed" during an exceptional situation. "UK doctors may be forced to decide who to save"