All of the economic criticisms of lockdown just take for granted a Darwinian government policy of laissez-faire, trickle-down economics, which you find in the U

All of the economic criticisms of lockdown just take for granted a Darwinian government policy of laissez-faire, trickle-down economics, which you find in the US, and to a lesser extent in the UK. It's possible to economically survive a lockdown, or any other kind of widespread crisis, if the government provides massive social support for the vulnerable. The problem isn't the lockdown, the problem is the callous greed of the wealthy.