We have a treasure trove of data on this virus which tells us exactly which sectors of the population are immune and which ones are at risk. The government just blew 2.2 trillion dollars (half band-aid, half pork "solutions") while forcing healthy immune productive citizens to remain idle, ergo driving the economy into the ditch. For how long? Weeks? Months? None of the "experts" can tell us.
Do you honestly believe this is the most efficient, effective way of dealing with this problem?
Like other members in the large family of corona viruses, this latest strain isn't going away. Are we going to repeat this stupidity in the fall when flu season starts up again?
Fluid question obviously so I'll just answer it in a simple way. On March 29th as we're talking, do I think a nationwide lockdown to flatten the curve and curb the growth of the virus is correct?
Yeah, as we see with the rapidly rising death rate, it has already begun to infect huge swaths of our cities. Even if the old people stay home (how would this work? Who is old? Who has pre-existing conditions? Do fat people stay home? Do diabetics?) This country has a degree of health issues in certain areas that other countries don't. Younger people in 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's can go to the ICU as well and having people die because they can't breathe in hallways en masse is not going to be good. We can debate death rates all day long, but what spikes the death rate is crowded hospitals.
I dunno how long it'll have to last (I don't really wanna debate this part but I think it'll be longer than shorter, the lockdown for the last few weeks has sucked) but once you get to that Mid March range and you are so far behind the curve, I think we just gotta take our medicine (no pun intended)
Hopefully we'll be far more prepared for this type of thing going forward so if/when it comes back, it won't be as lethal. Similar to 9/11 really. Might have a vaccine then, herd immunity, etc....I would imagine we never have to deal with something like this again but you never know.