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IS RISK OF CATCHING CORONAVIRUS WORSE THAN RISK OF GOING BROKE?

Now is not the time. Now is when we stay home to save lives. But Australians will soon ask: is the risk of catching the virus worse than the risk of going broke? We already risk death when we drive to work or go on a building site, operate heavy machinery, serve in the police force or fire brigade, run a farm or work under high stress.  

Andrew BoltAndrew Bolt
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March 26, 2020 - 10:03AM

Now is not the time. Now is when we stay home to save lives. But Australians will soon ask: is the risk of catching the virus worse than the risk of going broke?  

We already risk death when we drive to work or go on a building site, operate heavy machinery, serve in the police force or fire brigade, run a farm or work under high stress.

We accept the risk each year of about 150 Australians dying at work and another 3000 Australians dying of the flu.

(Read the full column here.)

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