Yeah, maybe, but is Pauci always right?
Neil Freguson, the "eminent" British epidemiologist, three weks ago predicted 500,000 deaths in the UK from the Chinese flu. And last week he revised his prediction to 20,000.
Facts are, nobody has the slightest idea how serious this disease it.
But most serious economists say, if they're optimistic, the economy might recover by the end of 2021 provided the shutdown ends by the first of May.
So we're making sure one known disaster happens in order to avoid one that might happen.
You can't cure a Great Depression by printing money. FDR tried that.
