Worse Than the Pandemic

We’re causing more trouble for ourselves than any pandemic could by our main response to this Coronavirus. Yes, “distance ourselves” to avoid being infected. Wash our hands often for 20 seconds or more, and don’t touch our faces (although I can’t see how we can do that, since touching our faces often is such an automatic thing to do). But DO NOT KILL THE ECONOMY. If we’re diligent in staying at a distance from people while being careful not to infect others by coughing or sneezing on them, we can kill this virus and get things back to normal. But if we keep the economy down long enough, we will kill it—and that can be a lasting disaster. This country was built on the free market and a thriving economy. Without either, this country will flounder and fail, which will be a “death knell” to most of us as this country descends into riots and food wars and looting, just to stay alive. We will have squandered the economy that has caused millions, from all over the world, to have America as their “destination of choice,” seeing it as a country with “streets lined with gold,” to a country that is second to whichever nation suffers less. We cannot afford to do that to our economy, as we’ve been working to do with all the “stay at home” orders that keep the customers OUT of the stores—which will wreck our economy if it continues for much longer. That, my friends, will kill many more people than this virus. (Just common sense)