Your lofty ideals do not match the reality of living in the US. What you think governments should focus on is not what they are doing for individuals. A $1200

Your lofty ideals do not match the reality of living in the US. What you think governments should focus on is not what they are doing for individuals. A $1200 stimulus check doesn't go that far. Most small businesses pay their owner only a salary, they cannot afford to shut down for several months. All that deferred store rent has to paid back, and that isn't going to happen with 1% to 10% margins. The mortality rate for corona is 1/1000 for people under 70, which is only double a bad flu year. I can guarantee the coming economic problems will have a much higher cost in terms of lives, and more, than that. We are continuing lockdown post-April because of flawed corona models with a deliberately late start date that inflates estimates. This is exacerbated by the Nov. elections paralyzing politicians. And Newsom wants to be President, so his best option is to make no decision that could cause controversy for him later.