Commentary
The United States was shut down at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This started under the Trump administration, with guidelines in March 2020. They declared that in order to “slow the spread,” the nation would have to self-quarantine for 15 days.
Then we were told, 15 days? That’s not enough to “flatten the curve.” We need to quarantine longer.
A face mask is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 26, 2020. (Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images)
The economy began to fail. Trillions were given in coronavirus bailouts, and the American people were given crumbs from this. Teachers refused to return to school, and children were forced to learn from home. Businesses declared as non-essential were closed, and this was extended even to the forced closure of churches. Others lost their livelihoods, while big corporations deemed “essential” saw their sales boom. Even prisons in some states were emptied, under the narrative that the jails could become “super spreader sites.”…