I'm not sure that's the worst part. I predicted about 2x inflation as a best-case outcome a year ago. Worst-case outcome would have been serious structural dam

I'm not sure that's the worst part. I predicted about 2x inflation as a best-case outcome a year ago. Worst-case outcome would have been serious structural damage, in terms of business bankruptcies, lost jobs, lost mortgages, etc. Unless we get into a hyperinflationary cycle, we came out pretty well, economically. Our public health response, on the other hand, was and continues to be a disaster.