Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   What to expect as we re-open Date:   4/16/2020 11:08:04 AM

I sure hope the Governors and President Trump properly manage expectations as they relax the shelter in place rules.  One thing we should expect based on the rationale for the orders in the first place is an increase in cases and most likely deaths.  If they do not explain this clearly to the American people and make it front and center with the govt media we will be faced with a parade of horror stories by the media blaming them for each and every one of them....well, they will only blame GOP Governors and the President.  There will be a price to be paid for re-opening the economy and people need to understand that and accept that reality.  To think or believe otherwise is foolish and naive.  

And to be very clear, the issue here is one of voluntary versus involuntary risk.  Human nature being what it is we tend to accept all sorts of voluntary risk and tend to react very badly regarding presumed involuntary risk. For example, people accept all sorts of significant voluntary risk like smoking, drinking alcohol, listening to left wing nuts like Goofy and so on.  Smoking significantly increases the risk of heart disease and cancer as does alcohol abuse.  So these risks are on the order of 1 in 3 but people accept those risks all the time.  But when you talk about involuntary risks like exposure to chemicals in drinking water risks on the order of 1 in a million they completely freak out.  They will likely view the Wuhan virus as an involuntary risk even though their personal actions do more to lead to exposure than anything else.  They will not see it this way and will look to blame someone else.