Wrong about what? I suggest the government's actions have the intention to save both human life, health, quality of life and the economy. (Unlike in your flawed car analogy where they continuously & perpetually are sacrificing human life for the economy.) Nobody knows which of those they think in their hearts of hearts is more important &, in any case, what is more important is irrelevant to the present discussion.
Wrong about what? I suggest the government's actions have the intention to save both human life, health, quality of life and the economy. (Unlike in your flawed car analogy where they continuously & perpetually are sacrificing human life for the economy.) Nobody knows which of those they think in their hearts of hearts is more important &, in any case, what is more important is irrelevant to the present discussion.
The governments' safety measures in this WWIII (humanity vs invisible bugs) resulting in a temporary economic decline are not merely for the purpose of sparing "elder life" in the short term, but for the saving of human lives in general, of all ages, both in the short & long term, as well as the health & quality of humanity, and also the saving of the economy in the long term game.
Without the present government guidelines, orders & such being followed, & "business as usual" how many would've become infected in the next year? 10, 20, 50% or more? (To say nothing of the loss of heath, associated loss of quality of life & death toll). How much worse would that be for the economy?
The governments, backed by science experts opinions, are gambling (taking a shot) that their present course of action is +EV, i.e. offers the best chance of success.
Death is inevitable no matter what mode of transportation government allows, whether it is cars, buses, trains, planes, skytrains, horses, chariots or walking. Shall we go back to before the invention of the wheel? Would the people let the government ban motor vehicles or reduce the speed limit to 10 miles an hour?
Look it’s not a great situation either way sick people vs economy going bad perhaps causing more harm than the virus itself.
I believe the shutdowns are purely because there is a lack of medical supplies to serve the many. The issue with this virus is that even healthy people may need ventilators to treat it. Once we have enough supplies to cover the large part of the population that will eventually get it then we let the healthy people under 60 back to the workplace so we can get the economy going and we can treat the virus like other viruses. Many will get it and then move on. For the over 60 and those with pre existing conditions, they will need to stay home longer until this is under control.
I believe the shutdowns are purely because there is a lack of medical supplies to serve the many. The issue with this virus is that even healthy people may need ventilators to treat it. Once we have enough supplies to cover the large part of the population that will eventually get it then we let the healthy people under 60 back to the workplace so we can get the economy going and we can treat the virus like other viruses. Many will get it and then move on. For the over 60 and those with pre existing conditions, they will need to stay home longer until this is under control.
