Cure Worse Than the Disease?

I’ve been worried about the direction our efforts to combat the Coronavirus is taking, thinking that even if the virus itself fizzles, we may have sown the seeds of our own destruction in what we’re doing to stop the spread of the disease. I see Rush Limbaugh agrees with me. He notes: “Due to the coronavirus pandemic, a substantial portion of our nation and economy has essentially been shut down. In many parts of the country, gatherings of 10 people or more are prohibited, all major events are canceled, countless businesses have been forced to close and tens of millions of American citizens are being ordered to remain in their homes for an indeterminate length of time, often under threat of arrest and fines or prosecution.” That pretty well sums it up. If the current limits on business and employment continues, we are doomed, economically. I can see a time when no amount of government “throwing money at it” is enough to rescue our economy, something we depend upon. Have we unthinkingly done enough systemic damage to our economy that, even if they suddenly find a cure for this virus, will it be in time for us to rescue our economy? Or will it go into a nosedive from which we cannot ever recover? (Rush Limbaugh)