[faucetman]

“It makes no sense that he would try to minimize the threat.”

HUH? It couldn’t be more OBVIOUS, Captain.

Protect the people without causing hysteria and panic. Trying to help the patient without KILLING the economy.

Like bombing Germany. We lost many planes and crews on every mission, but we could build planes and train crews faster than we were losing them.

Sad and brutal, but it had to be done.

[RedMominBlueState]

Exactly. This complete halt to economic activity all over the nation is likely to crash our economy. The virus is a lot more deadly than the flu, but I do think we need to get a grip on the risk. Every day 7,000 people die in America and every day about 20,000 people die in China. So far, about 5,000 people have died from covid 19 all over the world. So far 39 Americans have died. More will die, of course. However, most of the people will most likely be in high risk groups. The decisions being made reflect the trade-offs of saving lives and crashing the entire economy....