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That context makes it seem worse. We are making children lose an entire year of education because 0.1% of Americans died, most of which are old and fat. Should we shut down every year for obesity?


Most of them aren’t losing a year of education. Just face to face education.


Test scores are plummeting, particularly math. Damage like this will snowball for years


So will 500,000 early deaths. The psychological toll on families as well as the economic fallout.




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