You’ve hit on the crux of the matter with your comment.
Woo-Hoo Flu is a 100-year event.
It simply makes no economic sense to remain in a constant state of readiness for 100-year events.
No, but you need a current scalable readiness plan, like what Trump is doing. Oh, and you don't need a blame game, unless we point the fingers where they actually should be pointed, the inept state governors.
“It simply makes no economic sense to remain in a constant state of readiness for 100-year events.”
Why does the US Government sale flood insurance base on the 100 year event?
I live in a flood plain, I spent an extra $16k to make sure my house can survive the 100 year event. In Feb the river got within 15 feet of my house.
I was very happy to know my house was ready and I had insurance if it did happen. My neighbors were freaking out, it is nice peace of mind to know you have a plan.
It simply makes no economic sense to remain in a constant state of readiness for 100-year events.”
A 100 year event? We’ve had multiple close shaves in just the past several years with SARS, MERS, and then a full-blown disaster with the Wuhan Coronavirus. Also, when it comes to risk management, you can’t only consider the likelihood of a bad thing happening. You must give equal consideration to the magnitude of the damage that will be inflicted if the bad thing does happen.
We clearly can’t tolerate the economic devastation another pandemic like this one would cause, so therefore we can’t accept the risk of being unprepared, even if it’s likely to be a rare event.