One can never underestimate people's lack of imagination.
Why can't we re-organize our economy to crush COVID for 9 months?
Running old economy at 80%, and re-direct 20% of national resource for contact tracing, home schooling, PPE manufacturing etc.
Why can't we re-organize our economy to crush COVID for 9 months?
Running old economy at 80%, and re-direct 20% of national resource for contact tracing, home schooling, PPE manufacturing etc.
20% of 9-month GDP = $3Tr (< than CARES + other stimulus bills)
20% of 155M employed people = 31 million jobs (current unemployment is 17million)
20% of 155M employed people = 31 million jobs (current unemployment is 17million)
But no, the only option they are willing to accept is
1. Have no leadership
2. go back to 100% old economy & have millions of deaths.
(we literally need to reduce fatality rate of 65+ by more than 3x from current values to keep the final death toll below 1million in the US!)
1. Have no leadership
2. go back to 100% old economy & have millions of deaths.
(we literally need to reduce fatality rate of 65+ by more than 3x from current values to keep the final death toll below 1million in the US!)
