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Of all the plans to reopen the economy reviewed here, @paulmromer’s is the best choice. (A few thoughts coming) https://www.vox.com/2020/4/10/21215494/coronavirus-plans-social-distancing-economy-recession-depression-unemploymen
Here’s Klein’s summary. Note how mass and continual testing is an alternative to mass surveillance—central to the other plans—and mitigates the risks of false negatives.
And here are @ezraklein’s critiques.
Re compliance, the test results could appear on your phone; a negative result could serve as a mobile passport to enter secure facilities (buildings, metro, restaurants). Not surveillance bc if ur positive, keep it to yourself and stay home.
Re compliance, the test results could appear on your phone; a negative result could serve as a mobile passport to enter secure facilities (buildings, metro, restaurants). Not surveillance bc if ur positive, keep it to yourself and stay home.
I wrote up the compliance/verification idea here. It’s basically a way to solve the “trust problem” stemming from asymmetric health information. Not sure what @paulmromer thinks, but he’s free to grab it (or reject it). https://truthonthemarket.com/2020/03/27/more-corona-testing-is-necessary-but-not-sufficient-to-get-us-back-on-our-feet-verification-of-good-health-is-also-required/
To answer Klein’s next question, refusing to get tested does not mean you go to jail. It means you can’t enter the secure facility of any proprietor who elects to screen visitors for their mobile passport. Non-compliance means no entry to secure facilities (under my variation).
