re: Let’s be real about the COVID crisis

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Why then are we wrecking our economy, mandating everyone wear a mask, shutting small businesses down, etc. Please, somebody explain this to me.

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The best I've got for you is that mask wearing does not harm the economy. What it may allow is for us to go about our daily lives with a minor inconvenience.

Shutting down small businesses (or large businesses for that matter) does harm the economy. The only way such a thing may be justifiable is if there is no safe way to operate the businesses.

Now, if mask wearing reduces the risk of being in close quarters, and would allow all businesses to safely open, that may be the ticket to success.

Look, entire industries are shut down. Almost all entertainment, live music, theater, movies, clubs, the entire industry is shut down. All we should be concerned about is how to safely reopen everything. As it stands right now, masks, as much as I hate wearing them, seem to be the ticket.