well, it doesn't happen often but I do agree alot with some of what
@pabloescaban has said.
1. People think this is all about the economy, without an economy how are those being furloughed going to get money to LIVE on? how are those too sick to work going to get their benefits? how are the elderly going to get a pension? All of those that don't work for whatever reason will not get a penny as the county wont have money to pay them.
2. If we're kept on a lockdown as many here are suggesting, we will see far more mental illness cases which could well lead to deaths. My 78 year old mother only last week saw one of her neighbours jump from the top of the multistory car park next to her block of flats. No one knows if lockdown was the cause but if you already have issues being sat in doors on your own due to the lockdown aint helping. That event not only had an effect on the person but also those residents, like my mother, that saw it. What about those in a volotile relationship who can't escape it because they are not allowed out.
3. all through this lockdown there are many people that have had to carry on going to work, not just the NHS and care workers, shop staff, cleaners, bus and lorry drivers, a lot of manufacturing workers. They all have to risk their lives while those earning much more can sit in their gardens getting paid 80% of their salary doing sweet fanny adams. Now some of them are being asked to return to work there is uproar.
4. dont get me started on care homes, the majority are private and the rest are local authority all charging astronomical amounts for their services. Yet the media make out it is Borris who is responsible for getting them the PPE, if I am able to get face masks and hand sanitizer from china within 2 weeks why can't the owners of these care homes, be it the rich home owner or local authority. It is THEIR responsibility to ensure THEIR staff have PPE.
5. As for schools reopening, as I said above other people have had to continue to work, why not teachers? My kids have all gone through schoolnow so it's not a decision I have to make but I think I would be sending them back when the schools open,. MANY parents will have no choice because they can't use childcare at the moment so need their kids to return to school so they can return to work to pay the bills. Others will decide to send their kids to school because they think the risk is low and the kids will benefit from being back in a school (albeit different from before), others will decide not to send their kids. Whichever decision they make it is their decision and no one else has the right to say they are right or wrong.
We have to remember, not everyone is in a position to survive on their savings,nor be entitled to be furloughed and NEED TO WORK to be able to pay their bills.
