The debate over the economic effect of the coronavirus is not an old versus young problem. Image: TND
The financial effect of the coronavirus and the measures taken to curb its spread have been pitched as a battle between young and old.
Some commentators describe it as a war between generations, with young people having to sacrifice their freedom, lifestyles and their economic growth and security for older vulnerable people who have already established themselves economically in the world.This is a misleading argument.It conveniently papers over the real problem: structural inequities created by successive conservative governments that have embraced neo-liberal […]
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