Quote from: Lucius on April 10, 2020, 02:12:52 PM

Quote from: figmentofmyass on April 09, 2020, 10:22:22 PM

it depends: do you want stability or revolution?

I share your thinking, and I don't think there are any solutions that can help at this point, and that on the other hand, does not cause negative consequences in the future. If USA prints money (let's say it has about 4 times less population than India) and a much lower poverty rate then USA, what choice does India then have if they do not want a complete collapse of society and economy?

The idea is not good, but it is said that from two bad things we should always choose one that is at least somewhat better. People have to eat, they need basic things for life - and if you quarantine them for a few months, it's only a matter of time when they rebel and take matters into their own hands.

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If the money to be printed was to be given to the poor as a measure to try to keep the stability of society to avoid riots and the like during these difficult times then it could be considered, however we know that is just an excuse, of all the money that will be printed around the world to try to solve this most of it is not going to be given to the people and instead it is going to be given to the banks and other big bushiness deemed too big too fail, this will only help the rich and while the poor may get some short term help, over the long run this will be counterproductive for them as inflation will grow really quickly during the next years.