That quote from David Bell is spot-on. "Cost-benefit analysis" really is the operative term of art here. Here in NL, as in any modern society, we know how to this, we have vast ministries doing this kind of analysis for the big infrastructure projects. But for highly invasive pandemic measures? Not needed! Speculation hence abounds. This…
That quote from David Bell is spot-on. "Cost-benefit analysis" really is the operative term of art here. Here in NL, as in any modern society, we know how to this, we have vast ministries doing this kind of analysis for the big infrastructure projects. But for highly invasive pandemic measures? Not needed! Speculation hence abounds. This week in particular conspiracy theorists are having a field day, with a very large contingent of Dutch gov ministers (and Queen Máxima) now in Davos. Mark Rutte and D66 leader Sigrid Kaag complain about it, but it is precisely their coalition's imperious and opaque behavior that is driving it. The Dutch have a nice word for it: "regentesk"
With regard to China, I read on Twitter the other day that the country's hospitalization rate is now pre-Covid; if indeed true, this completely vindicates the leadership's strategy. I would say the Heavenly Mandate is still in very good hands! Thanks as always for commenting.
Yes, Beijing, which peaked first, is down to 13% Covid patients and falling. The next 30 day report will be interesting, since it will also contain a first attempt to calculate excess deaths.
That quote from David Bell is spot-on. "Cost-benefit analysis" really is the operative term of art here. Here in NL, as in any modern society, we know how to this, we have vast ministries doing this kind of analysis for the big infrastructure projects. But for highly invasive pandemic measures? Not needed! Speculation hence abounds. This week in particular conspiracy theorists are having a field day, with a very large contingent of Dutch gov ministers (and Queen Máxima) now in Davos. Mark Rutte and D66 leader Sigrid Kaag complain about it, but it is precisely their coalition's imperious and opaque behavior that is driving it. The Dutch have a nice word for it: "regentesk"
With regard to China, I read on Twitter the other day that the country's hospitalization rate is now pre-Covid; if indeed true, this completely vindicates the leadership's strategy. I would say the Heavenly Mandate is still in very good hands! Thanks as always for commenting.
Yes, Beijing, which peaked first, is down to 13% Covid patients and falling. The next 30 day report will be interesting, since it will also contain a first attempt to calculate excess deaths.