The Corona Solution
In our times it's difficult to believe that the best solution the United States government can offer its citizens for the corona virus is an indefinite period of confinement . It's truly indefinite, as the discovery and manufacture of an effective vaccine can be a long way off. Meanwhile, as the economy tanks, essentially one life threatening solution has been chosen to treat another. Imagine, if the pandemic continues with no end in sight for months and months. There's a real concern that large populations of people will be unable to afford the basics of life, even with the nominal support which the government will provide. Remember, government support in the United States is rarely, if ever, contemplated to return a citizen to even a lower middle class standard of living. To entirely rely on it, one must brace oneself for poverty. This is a scenario which can lead to quandaries like, "Will it be food or medicine?"; "Two meals today or one?...