I live in NSW, where, at the moment, the Delta Variant is threatening to break out in a population that hitherto has been largely spared the virus. At the moment, we are under a lock-down to prevent that, which I strongly support. The lockdown, tragically, does not seem to be working, and the government is moving to toughen it up. As one of the measures to do this, and
In the sentence “On the first scenario, meeting with a group of friends outside is prohibited, while meeting with groups of friends inside is permitted.” outdoor and indoor appear to be swapped.
Yeah the no meeting outdoors rule is a bit iffy. Not exercising in groups kinda makes sense cause you are puffing all over the place but hanging out in a socially distanced group to maintain connection is victimless.
Sadly, people are idiots and policing rules is harder than writing them. If you allow people to congregate outdoors they will flaunt and push the rule and eventually you will see groups of people giving each other the plague. BUT that is only in a heightened state of transmission.
Should be one of the last measures implemented and one of the first removed. I believe it's only on the table because people are idiots and cops need to be able to simply tell people to move on.
Whether people do actually break the rules and visit people indoors is a whole other story. I don't hear of it - but that doesn't mean it's not happening.
In the sentence “On the first scenario, meeting with a group of friends outside is prohibited, while meeting with groups of friends inside is permitted.” outdoor and indoor appear to be swapped.
Yeah the no meeting outdoors rule is a bit iffy. Not exercising in groups kinda makes sense cause you are puffing all over the place but hanging out in a socially distanced group to maintain connection is victimless.
Sadly, people are idiots and policing rules is harder than writing them. If you allow people to congregate outdoors they will flaunt and push the rule and eventually you will see groups of people giving each other the plague. BUT that is only in a heightened state of transmission.
Should be one of the last measures implemented and one of the first removed. I believe it's only on the table because people are idiots and cops need to be able to simply tell people to move on.
Whether people do actually break the rules and visit people indoors is a whole other story. I don't hear of it - but that doesn't mean it's not happening.
"I’m assuming here the income effect outweighs the substitution effect."
I think you mean that the other way around. You're assuming that the income effect does not outweigh the substitution effect.