Old-Age Poverty

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Skip to comments. Only Social Darwinians Worry About the Harm Caused by COVID-19 Lockdowns, Andrew Cuomo Says. The point of shutting down the "nonessential" economy, New York's governor explains, is to "save lives, period, whatever it costs." Reason ^ | March 24, 2020 | Jacob Sullum Posted on 03/25/2020 6:53:52…

A busker sings a song on a street underneath an elevated train station in Bangkok. Ageing buskers are among those at the lowest rung of society who do not receive social welfare protection from the state. (POST TODAY photo) For people in their 80s, night time is for sleeping. Not for…

However high the death rate of the COVID-19 coronavirus becomes, the governmental response to the threat will be even more dangerous. If the current blockade of economic life continues, more people will die from the countermeasures than from the virus itself. In a short time, the basic supply of everyday goods will…

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesA cyclist wearing a mask crossing the Williamsburg Bridge, New York City, March 18, 2020This running series of brief dispatches by New York Review writers will document the coronavirus outbreak with regular updates from around the world. —The Editors Anastasia Edel 🔊 • Eduardo Halfon 🔊 • Tim…

We have reached a point of contradiction in the coronavirus panicdemic. On the one hand, we must imprison ourselves in order to stop the virus, on the other hand, the virus is inevitably going to infect 70% of the population regardless. Keep in mind it is the same people saying…

The nation's supermarkets will now be allowed to help each other keep their shelves stocked as the government has temporarily relaxed competition laws in reaction to the coronavirus crisis. The Environment Secretary confirmed in a statement the government is relaxing elements of the Competition Act 1998 as part of a package…

The Almajiri system is a breeding ground for insecurity We fail to understand the recent opposition by the Kano State Council of Ulamas to the ban on street begging by Governor Abdulahi Ganduje. Since this 'Almajiri phenomenon' in the North has been an embarrassing sight to behold for decades, efforts…

NEW ORLEANS, LA—In barely over a week, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Louisiana has spiked from one to nearly 200, making its per-capita infection rate the highest in the country behind Seattle. Nearly everyone I’ve spoken to in New Orleans believes the virus has been circulating undetected here…

Skip to comments. Socialism's Past Townhall.com ^ | March 28, 2020 | Walter E. Williams Posted on 03/18/2020 4:03:37 AM PDT by Kaslin Senator Bernie Sanders' call for socialism has resonated among many Americans, particularly young Americans. They've fallen prey to the idea of a paradise here on Earth where…