Are 'strong economy' and 'public health' mutually exclusive?

[Property Representative of the Harold Holt Swimming Centre]

?

[dead0man]

are you asking if it's mutually exclusive for a country to both have a "strong economy" and " 'free' public health care" at the same time?  It's not clear.


if so, then no.

[Goldwater]

No, why would they be?

[Schiff for Senate]

No, why would they be?

[Dr. MB]

The economy ever being "strong" is a lie.

[Schiff for Senate]

The economy ever being "strong" is a lie.

Indeed, if we're talking about normal people and not the ultra-rich. Because when people and economists refer to a 'strong economy,' they're more often than not talking about an economy even more friendly and lucrative than usual for the ultra-rich and the top 1%. They aren't talking about the millions of lower-income and middle-class people. For them, a 'strong economy' only means their employers are raking in even more profits - it doesn't mean that they get paid more or get treated better.

[Del Tachi]

They are actually pretty complementary.

The problem with the initial response to covid was rushing to lockdown without any actionable plans or guidelines for what would govern re-opening other than some vague appeal that it would follow "the science." 

"Two weeks to slow the spread" somehow eventually became a public vaccine mandate enforced by OSHA.  There was a lot of unemployment, learning loss and collateral damage in between.         

[Meclazine for Israel]

The US has the largest economy in the World and the most advanced medical training and treatment facilities on the planet.