>From Wayne Young: > > > http://ftp.iza.org/dp13670.pdf > > > > - This study was put out by the “*IZA Institute of Labor Economics*”. Why > are they delving into into a *public health issue*? > > > > - This study was done by *economists not** public health experts or > infection disease experts*. > > > > - This study was “Initiated by Deutsche Post Foundation”. Deutsche > Post aka. DHL is one of the largest package delivery companies in the world. > I wondered “why would a big packaging company have an interest in COVID > issues”. I did some research and as it turns out one of DHL’s divisions > last year made some significant investments into *pharmaceuticals*. > > > > - The motorcycle rally ended on August 16, 2020. It took the authors of > this report *less than a month* to release this complicated, data > extensive study. How is this possible? > > > > - There does appear to be increase in COVID cases in South Dakota after > the motorcycle rally; however, this could be explained at least in part by > August being one of South Dakota’s *busiest tourist months*. > > > > - A lot of this study is based on cell phone “ping” data they got from a > company named “SafeGraph Inc.” to be able to tell where people at the rally > came from and where they went back to. From this they can determine if > there were COVID spikes where these people went back to. I don’t > understand this, given that *cell phone data is not public information* > and you would typically need law enforcement help to acquire this > information (*need a warrant*?). Sounds like of “Big Brother” to me. > > > > > - This study is so *convoluted and complicated* only an economist can > understand *or dispute it*. I’m and engineer and I can’t understand the > equations they used. Maybe CHD knows an economist who could wade through > this. > > > > - I think that if this study is proven to be a fraud the state of South > Dakota, the organizers of the motorcycle rally, the city of Sturgis, the > county would have grounds to *sue for libel* given that a decrease in > attendance because of this study could potentially result in the *loss of > millions of dollars* in state and local revenue. > > > > > > > > ---
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