Covid-19 is not over, and it is unethical to act as if we live in a post-Covid-19 world. There are immunocompromised and disabled young people who also benefited from lockdowns, and there are immunocompromised and disabled people and even relatively "healthy" people, both young and old, today who are still dying or becoming permanently disabled because of Covid-19, and because people act like this world is post-Covid-19. There are previously "healthy" young people and children who are now in wheelchairs because of Long Covid. Lockdowns benefited everyone because of this. Speaking of solidarity.
"I believe lockdowns were a morally and medically appropriate response to Covid. "
Why do you believe this? If we evaluate all the costs associated with lockdowns, many of which could be easily predicted at the time, then I don't see a moral argument in favour of lockdown. Moreover, your proposals for intergenerational compensation, even if they could be justified, would cause further substantial harm to the younger generation. The idea that you can just tax the wealthy without any consequences is a myth.
Covid-19 is not over, and it is unethical to act as if we live in a post-Covid-19 world. There are immunocompromised and disabled young people who also benefited from lockdowns, and there are immunocompromised and disabled people and even relatively "healthy" people, both young and old, today who are still dying or becoming permanently disabled because of Covid-19, and because people act like this world is post-Covid-19. There are previously "healthy" young people and children who are now in wheelchairs because of Long Covid. Lockdowns benefited everyone because of this. Speaking of solidarity.
"I believe lockdowns were a morally and medically appropriate response to Covid. "
Why do you believe this? If we evaluate all the costs associated with lockdowns, many of which could be easily predicted at the time, then I don't see a moral argument in favour of lockdown. Moreover, your proposals for intergenerational compensation, even if they could be justified, would cause further substantial harm to the younger generation. The idea that you can just tax the wealthy without any consequences is a myth.