- Question
- COVID-19: Are government resources better spent on public health or stimulating the economy?
- Position‹3 of 3
Government resources are better spent on public health
This position holds that during Covid-19 government resources are better spent on public health than on the economy. It argues that life is sacred and the state's primary role is to protect its citizens — and that a strong economy ultimately depends on a healthy, able workforce anyway.
Supporting arguments · 2
- The role of the state is to protect its citizensHuman life is sacred, the economy is not. The government should look after the health and safety of citizens first. If everyone is too sick to work, the economy's health won't matter.
- The strength of the economy depends on an able workforceIf additional funding is not put into protecting citizens from the coronavirus, the economy is doomed.