Cause there was a pandemic. Nobody dying is not a possibility. The best you can do is protect 80+ people, who are far more at risk than anyone else. Staying ho

Cause there was a pandemic. Nobody dying is not a possibility. The best you can do is protect 80+ people, who are far more at risk than anyone else. Staying home is a middle class fantasy though. You can't just keep the entire country home or you'll run out of food and the sewers will fail in a week. Not to mention many people don't want to do that and would rather take the death. Nevertheless, the US gave out approx $2400/month in CARES Act unemployment support, which is more than anyone else.