What do you think the death toll of shutting down the economy is going to be? I'm willing to bet that it turns out to higher than 10s of millions long term. Ne

What do you think the death toll of shutting down the economy is going to be? I'm willing to bet that it turns out to higher than 10s of millions long term. Nearly 10 million people die every year from hunger [0]. How much progress are we going to lose on that by putting the economy into a recession? Global warming is an incoming emergency that threatens global stability. What are the odds that it leads to widespread war, widespread famine, or both? How much are we increasing those odds by starting a recession instead of continuing our R&D work at full speed hoping to find a (actually implementable) solution? How many lives will be lost due to less funding for medical care and research? Both in the US where poor people can't afford it, and the rest of the world where less wealth means less taxes means less funding for the health care system? What if the next virus that comes along is more akin to the one that wiped out the American Chestnut trees (100% death toll) instead of just doubling your chance of dying when you get it? [0] https://www.theworldcounts.com/challenges/people-and-poverty/hunger-and-obesity/how-many-people-die-from-hunger-each-year https://www.theworldcounts.com/challenges/people-and-poverty...