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CEO says COVID gave us bad habits, prescribes unemployment of 40-50% (twitter.com)
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Property developer and CEO Tim Gurner: "We need to see unemployment rise. Unemployment has to jump 40, 50 percent in my view. We need to see pain in the economy. We need to remind people that they work for the employer, not the other way around."

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[–] gbuttersnaps@programming.dev 70 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

For everyone saying "A 50% increase in unemployment would only take us from 3.8% to 5.7%, that's not bad" keep in mind that 37,000 people die for every 1% increase in unemployment. This man is essentially wishing for the deaths of 70,000 americans.

Edit: just realized he's probably talking about Australia from his accent. Not sure about the numbers for Australia on unemployment deaths, but I imagine the point should still stand.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 35 points 1 year ago

Yes, deaths, but also wishing for poverty and misery. What a humane soul.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

keep in mind that 37,000 people die for every 1% increase in unemployment. This man is essentially wishing for the deaths of 70,000 americans.

Wait really? How?

[–] gbuttersnaps@programming.dev 24 points 1 year ago

Economic instability has been found to increase overall mortality, infant deaths, fatalities from cardiovascular disease, cirrhosis, suicide, and homicide as well as morbidities, alcoholism and admissions to mental hospitals. M Harvey Brenner has publications studying the phenomenon going all the way back to the 50s if you're interested in the scientific literature.

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

More people unemployed, more people without money, more people being poor. More desperate people, more sick people, more angry people, etc..

[–] ilikekeyboards@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

More people wishing to bash your head in for your wallet. Remember, just because you have it good in life it doesn't matter if everyone else is in misery, suffering

[–] SkepticElliptic@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Probably suicide or stress related