I find myself swinging back and forth.
My first position was: “This virus is overblown, this is silly.”
But then I thought about the notion of flattening the curve and I decided: “Let’s be cautious, let’s wait it out for a few weeks, let’s not overwhelm our hospitals.”
But people seem to still want more restrictions, more control.
It’s never enough.
It’s never enough.
It’s never enough.
I do not want to trade freedom for safety. That’s never a good trade.
I do not want to trade freedom for safety. That’s never a good trade.
“I do not want to trade freedom for safety. That’s never a good trade.”
I thought it was a pretty good tradeoff during WW2, when we had to accept HUGE GOVERNMENT, rationing everything, price controls, and taking over businesses, if we wanted to win.
By the way, our government let go of nearly all of that right after the war ended.
“But then I thought about the notion of flattening the curve and I decided: “Let’s be cautious, let’s wait it out for a few weeks, let’s not overwhelm our hospitals.”
I was just thinking today - this “flattening the curve” is sort of like the run on TP of late.
It was okay in early to mid February when many people were grabbing an extra pack to stock up over time. Towards the third week the shelves were a bit low, but still enough TP for the demand.
Now there is no TP on the shelves. To me that is a good visual of the “flattening of the curve” to keep hospital beds open. I guess there will be alternatives to all the beds full, such as schools, motels, etc. But it will probably be similar in being able to use TP versus leaves.