> We should do everything we can to protect the elderly and ill, but a disease that is so mild that 85% of people over 80 still survive it, it doesn't strike me

> We should do everything we can to protect the elderly and ill, but a disease that is so mild that 85% of people over 80 still survive it, it doesn't strike me as something worth tanking the global economy over. If you're middle-aged or younger and you drive to work, travel internationally, drink alcohol, etc., you've taken similar risks as COVID-19 poses to you. You're wrong, though. Regardless of how dismissive you want to be about people getting the virus, they are going to have symptoms that make them seek treatment. the system cannot accommodate large numbers of people seeking treatment. No one is going to "keep calm" when they feel severely ill, they're going to rightly seek help from doctors. The crisis is when lots of people seek that help at once. We are trying to prevent that and it's worth it! If the US economy takes a shit, it's going to be because the government is offering no financial help whatsoever to the people who are going to be destitute when they miss work.