A third of vaccine skeptics would get COVID-19 shot if offered a $100 cash incentive (generations, injection)

[sholomar]

I don't understand why they don't pay people to get it. It's called operant conditioning.. or bribery if you prefer... and it does work... rather than just giving out stimulus checks we don't need to everyone. $1000 if you get the vaccine, with no further stimulus this year. I have no faith these politicians, central bankers, and elites are going to make any right moves going forward though... none. This empire of billionaires is dying and will be replaced by stronger contenders.

[tamajane]

Those aren't skeptics, those are lazy people.

[atltechdude]

Originally Posted by tamajane

Those aren't skeptics, those are lazy people.

Right, unless they really do value their bodies at $100, which would be a horrible statement about their own perceived self worth.

[BoBromhal]

Originally Posted by sholomar

I don't understand why they don't pay people to get it. It's called operant conditioning.. or bribery if you prefer... and it does work... rather than just giving out stimulus checks we don't need to everyone. $1000 if you get the vaccine, with no further stimulus this year. I have no faith these politicians, central bankers, and elites are going to make any right moves going forward though... none. This empire of billionaires is dying and will be replaced by stronger contenders.

"if you get the vaccine, you can lose the mask" is about 90% of the motivator they needed. And yes, we could have made "Stimmy" 2 (yes, that's what the recipients call it on social media - GimmymyStimmy) conditioned on vaccination.

[WK91]

My company gave me a much higher incentive than $100. Surely I’m not alone, right?

I was going to get it anyway, but since they offered a bonus, I certainly didn’t turn it down.

[newtovenice]

Originally Posted by charolastra00

I'd settle for insurance companies not covering COVID-19 or any long-term complications from the disease if one does not choose to vaccinate.


That's a few hundred thousand dollars for moderately severe cases. Into the millions for the more severe cases.

As long as it also doesn't cover those who get COVID who are vaccinated. I mean, if the vaccine doesn't work, it's not the insurance companies fault.

So no treatment for anyone. That's fair, don't you think?

[newtovenice]

If you are being bribed to do something ...

It's probably not in YOUR best interest.

Just saying.

[HJ99]

It annoys me greatly to say it, but $100 just doesnt buy that much anymore.

[GoldenPineTree]

$100 is worth very little these days. These must be kids or homeless.

[Seguinite]

Originally Posted by ThinkingOutsideTheBox

Much better than a $100, give them a badge with their photo on it that allows them to into any public location (store, office, festival, movie theater, airport, train, etc) WITHOUT a mask.

People keep tossing this around... but it probably WILL come to that point. And when it does, there will HAVE to be penalties associated with not wearing your photo badge in public.

And we know a good portion of the country (right) doesn't like people telling them they have to do something, and a good portion (left) think the rules oughta apply to the other side, but not to them.