Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   And another thing to consider Date:   4/16/2020 5:05:46 PM

Because I anticipate you trying to use deaths in exchange for the economy let me preempt you.  The reality is we do that every single day.  Let me repeat.  Every country in the world exchanges lives for economic activity and they do it every single day!!!  

According to recent data, over 50,000 people are killed each year in work-related accidents.  And that doesn't include vehicle deaths every year of people driving to and from work.  And it doesn't include the 5,000 people who die each year in collisions with tractor trailer trucks carrying our food and other necessities and luxuries.  And that doesn't include those that die each year from work stress related illnesses like heart disease, stroke, etc.  And it doesn't count the military deaths that occur each year to secure our freedom to conduct economic activity. 

So don't even bother with that fallacious line of thinking because it is just plain wrong.  We make those tradeoffs every minute of every day because the alternative of no economic activity would mean the death of almost everyone.  Someone risked their life to build your Florida retirement home, your food and clothes, your BMW SUV and on and on.  And you are fine with that, right?  You recognize there is a tradeoff, right?  Or are you completely naive and obstuse?