Destroying the Country for the sake of NYC?

I like the attached article. It sort of highlights a concern I’ve had since this whole thing started. The CV is a very urban v rural phenomenon and has pitted 2 groups of our citizens against each other.

I’ve noticed it in Louisiana NOLA v more rural. I’ve seen a few posts re: ATL v rural Georgia.

My thoughts are that our goal should be to preserve our “way of life,” and the focus has been too narrow. We can’t live in fear- but we CANNOT overburden
our hospitals.

Much of what I’ve read on this topic is one of 2 extremes 1) Everyone needs to just go about their business bc we live in a free country no change at all; 2) Utter lockdown.

Nobody seems to be talking about what can we do that actually makes sense.

If I were benevolent dictator here’s what I would suggest:

1) Hotspots remain quarantined and the Federal Authority will be used/needed to keep people in hot spot states from traveling to other states until the virus stops spreading.

E.g. Florida probably doesn’t have the legal authority to stop interstate commerce into its state, but the Federal Gvt does.

2) Intrastate wise (ie Louisiana/NY), the smartest thing to do would be to require masks & gloves in public, make (or make available) everyone take Hydrocloroquine as a prophylactic, and issue shelter in place for at risk populations only until the virus dissipates.

There should be some objective standard or goal we are working towards. I think It makes compliance easier to enforce, bc more people will voluntarily participate.

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