I would not say they are tanking their economy on purpose but their non forward thinking decisions are killing their economy
If these governors actually had a clue of what they were doing then things would be better.
To them a little collateral damage of people losing jobs, businesses closing for good, etc is of little concern to them as they want to follow
their agenda or whoever controls them
Some are also seemingly trying to see how far they can control their citizens with ridiculous edicts, socialism, communism, etc
Not following the real data, not following real science, they are just an absolute disgrace to be honest.