Lockdown's burden of proof extremely high - PANDA's Russell Lamberti

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Russell Lamberti, founder of investment advisory firm ETM Macro Advisors and part of a concerned group of economists, actuaries and data specialists operating under the PANDA (Pandemic ~ Data and Analytics) banner, is very skeptical about the effects of an extended lockdown and questions whether the decision was based on sound reasoning and proof. In this tell tale discussion with Alec Hogg, the co-author of When Money Destroys Nations, a book about Zimbabwe's hyperinflation crisis, says the burden of proof to shut down life as we know it completely, weighs extremely high on government. - Vanessa Marks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 May 2020 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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