Essay Synopsis
~3 min original read (420 words)
Covid19 – Split Down the Aisle
By Tae-Sik • Published March 22, 2020
Core Thesis & Overview
The global decision to lock down commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic inflicted massive economic damage and eroded personal liberties. Instead of self-inflicting trillions in losses, governments could have targeted quarantines to vulnerable populations while allowing the healthy to build herd immunity, avoiding central state control and unnecessary economic destruction.
Key Takeaways & Analysis
We have smart people on both sides of the aisle. Half the pundits say the shutting down of all commerce for 30 days is justified. The other half say otherwise. I have heard people I respect say the Covid19 is not a normal flu virus and something to be taken very seriously. The other half […]