It is, clearly, an extortion. But you know what? I think I'd support such solution.

The whole saga put me and my family into a very bad mental state. I'm fighting constant panic attacks, psychotic episodes and becoming more and more suicidal, to the point of no return. We escaped ex-USSR hoping to get out of state-sanctioned bullying, and got into something even worse without a chance to escape anymore. So, if they tax us proportionally to the perceived risks, instead of constantly moralizing, yelling, pass checks, etc. - it is a win in my book. No more stress of living in "fight-or-flight" situation. At least I'll get back my ability to think rationally about it, something which I was not able to do since the "public health orders" hit the fan. Take my money, but leave me alone!

My previous take on it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29401254

What justifies this? Vaccines are far less effective then hoped and can only continue to decline. Natural immunity seems to be stronger and the virus is getting weaker. If a vaccinated person can catch and spread covid the same as a non vaccinated person, what benefit will it be to a young person who is anyway unlikely to be hospitalised? Also, what will the politicians be able to say if it becomes clear that the vaccine won't work? This looks like a policy formed more by emotion then common sense.

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