That's not quite the point though, is it? The point is total breakdown of the economy, full-recession, and that may cost more lives anyway. The idea seems to be

That's not quite the point though, is it? The point is total breakdown of the economy, full-recession, and that may cost more lives anyway. The idea seems to be that you can decide: do you want thousands of deaths, or do you want thousands of death and an economic collapse?