> knowing that our health care systems will be overwhelmed I don't think we know that, and frankly I'm reminded of all the counterfactual ranting we get in eco

> knowing that our health care systems will be overwhelmed I don't think we know that, and frankly I'm reminded of all the counterfactual ranting we get in economic arguments from establishment figures and orthodox, uncritical thinkers (we didn't spend enough, it would have been worse). In both the US and UK, emergency set-ups (nightingale hospitals, the ship sent to NYC, nevermind Javitts center, etc.) went largely unused. It seems these things are highly localized, and in many places never really pan out. Of course, many people over-weight the power of human agency.