I realize we don't agree on this. And that's OK. I respect you enough not to get into it with you because it's pointless.Hate to not back you up D but he's right...
Now that may well change over the next 12-18 months but at the moment the ecomic distress isn't what it was back in the "30's" with no safety nets aside from the goodwill of the man next to you...
My problem is with the hysteria that's being needlessly spread. We were shut down to flatten the curve. We've done that. The curve never showed a decrease in the number of deaths - only delayed infections so the medical system could handle it.
Let's let facts determine how we proceed. And right now, the facts are showing a decrease in the rate of deaths caused by the virus (I won't get into the fact that the actual cause of the death doesn't matter - if the patient has the virus, it's counted as a corona death). They also show the risk for healthy adults under 60 to be extremely low.
We are all free to self-quarantine if we want.
Let's concentrate our national resources on those most vulnerable. We can start by screening every nursing home and retirement communities, testing every resident, and taking appropriate action. Let's put our resources where the most risk is. That is the sensible approach to me.
And it's ok if you disagree with me - my wife does it all the time.