Former Trump W.H. COVID Adviser: Lockdowns Selectively Destroyed Low-Income People and Minorities

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Carlson The ░░░░░░░░ shut down the economy ░░░░░░░░ than a year and ░░░░░░░░ quite a bit of ░░░░░░░░ affected to it taint ░░░░░░░░ we haven t yet ░░░░░░░░ from her conceit why ░░░░░░░░ the right thing Lockdowns ░░░░░░░░ it little to little ░░░░░░░░ no effect on Covid ░░░░░░░░ mortalities So they get ░░░░░░░░ kind of wonder was ░░░░░░░░ whole picture look like ░░░░░░░░ it all downside Seems ░░░░░░░░ way the former White ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus advisor and author ░░░░░░░░ the book a plague ░░░░░░░░ the house they joined ░░░░░░░░ thanks much for coming ░░░░░░░░ really hate to think ░░░░░░░░ the mass suffering and ░░░░░░░░ through for more than ░░░░░░░░ years that there was ░░░░░░░░ benefit at all do ░░░░░░░░ think that is true ░░░░░░░░ Source and that massive ░░░░░░░░ this is 10 15 ░░░░░░░░ before the pandemic literature ░░░░░░░░ said that lockdowns were ░░░░░░░░ to be used if ░░░░░░░░ don t work in ░░░░░░░░ destructive so this is ░░░░░░░░ more shocking says use ░░░░░░░░ the data that comes ░░░░░░░░ shows of the lockdowns ░░░░░░░░ not stop the spread ░░░░░░░░ the infection did not ░░░░░░░░ lives and in fact ░░░░░░░░ lot of states that ░░░░░░░░ open did better matter ░░░░░░░░ you hear in the ░░░░░░░░ that had severe closures ░░░░░░░░ what s worse is ░░░░░░░░ economic downturn which was ░░░░░░░░ about how it s ░░░░░░░░ by the media and ░░░░░░░░ as somehow reducing the ░░░░░░░░ over lives if you ░░░░░░░░ t lockdown and it ░░░░░░░░ the opposite because for ░░░░░░░░ it was known in ░░░░░░░░ economic literature that severe ░░░░░░░░ downturns kill people and ░░░░░░░░ s exactly what was ░░░░░░░░ by throwing people into ░░░░░░░░ poverty the United States ░░░░░░░░ about 200 000 small ░░░░░░░░ are closed many of ░░░░░░░░ jobs are lower income ░░░░░░░░ and affect the low ░░░░░░░░ people selectively were destroyed ░░░░░░░░ the lockdowns that were ░░░░░░░░ what I call a ░░░░░░░░ of the rich if ░░░░░░░░ get the unemployment data ░░░░░░░░ we see that the ░░░░░░░░ s for low income ░░░░░░░░ some like 23 20 ░░░░░░░░ for high income jobs ░░░░░░░░ s about zero may ░░░░░░░░ percent Obviously young people ░░░░░░░░ destroyed because a lot ░░░░░░░░ shut down were jobs ░░░░░░░░ young people Another third ░░░░░░░░ extras that we did ░░░░░░░░ committing harm to our ░░░░░░░░ people in the world ░░░░░░░░ our country that supposed ░░░░░░░░ care about poor people ░░░░░░░░ than a hundred million ░░░░░░░░ in the world were ░░░░░░░░ to abject poverty from ░░░░░░░░ lockdowns particularly the lob ░░░░░░░░ of the left which ░░░░░░░░ the whole job cycle ░░░░░░░░ so these people were ░░░░░░░░ about a dollar 0 ░░░░░░░░ per day More than ░░░░░░░░ hundred many people now ░░░░░░░░ poverty there s an ░░░░░░░░ of what was loaned ░░░░░░░░ to aspen which is ░░░░░░░░ and drug abuse massive ░░░░░░░░ and domestic violence against ░░░░░░░░ At the highest rate ░░░░░░░░ more than 25 years ░░░░░░░░ to the U N ░░░░░░░░ is significant increase in ░░░░░░░░ harms teenagers in the ░░░░░░░░ States explosion of suicide ░░░░░░░░ against teenage girls Tripling ░░░░░░░░ self harm this is ░░░░░░░░ due to the economic ░░░░░░░░ of these families these ░░░░░░░░ income families By the ░░░░░░░░ not of closing schools ░░░░░░░░ harmful but severe economic ░░░░░░░░ is generally affecting the ░░░░░░░░ efforts of low income ░░░░░░░░ Poor kids low income ░░░░░░░░ are less likely to ░░░░░░░░ to school when their ░░░░░░░░ needs them to work ░░░░░░░░ money this is common ░░░░░░░░ and summing that was ░░░░░░░░ completely again historic public ░░░░░░░░ errors With the unemployment ░░░░░░░░ deeper and more prolonged ░░░░░░░░ the low income jobs ░░░░░░░░ the way more prolonged ░░░░░░░░ worse according to all ░░░░░░░░ Harvard that the educational ░░░░░░░░ are now much worse ░░░░░░░░ kids are further behind ░░░░░░░░ explosion or lack of ░░░░░░░░ in the world to ░░░░░░░░ even 10 year olds ░░░░░░░░ a simple sentence At ░░░░░░░░ highest rate in decades ░░░░░░░░ the last point I ░░░░░░░░ to make is the ░░░░░░░░ of the data even ░░░░░░░░ recently that you suggested ░░░░░░░░ casey mulligan at the ░░░░░░░░ of Chicago and others ░░░░░░░░ that he bank the ░░░░░░░░ and the success to ░░░░░░░░ pandemic and correlated that ░░░░░░░░ deaths from covert educational ░░░░░░░░ and employment harms guess ░░░░░░░░ happened for states that ░░░░░░░░ not close the businesses ░░░░░░░░ reopened very early in ░░░░░░░░ better At South Dakota ░░░░░░░░ t close any businesses ░░░░░░░░ they ranked fifth best ░░░░░░░░ was six the best ░░░░░░░░ the bottom five are ░░░░░░░░ states that did the ░░░░░░░░ lockdowns enclosures and who ░░░░░░░░ they New York California ░░░░░░░░ D C New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ thus the 47 51 ░░░░░░░░ worst in the country ░░░░░░░░ sky epic economic downturn ░░░░░░░░ people and it destroyed ░░░░░░░░ low income people and ░░░░░░░░ Carlson so nicely put ░░░░░░░░ yet devastating. Thank you.”