Donald Trump and Dan Patrick (Texas Lt. Governor) are suggesting we roll back the lockdowns, shelter-in-place orders, and other measures to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in order to save the economy.
Spain’s approach to controlling the COVID-19 outbreak is similar to what’s being done in this country, though more uniform across the country and further along. See Spain’s coronavirus death toll jumps 514 in 24 hours for a glimpse of what our future might look like. Do we want a future worse than that? What will the economy look like under that scenario?