if we just had fewer selfish individualistic willfully ignorant assholes in this country.

The virus would mostly disappear because it dies without a host.

Govt should guarantee food and housing for every individual in the USA during the 6 weeks, and some period afterword. Essential workers are truly protected (to prevent spread, as well as being moral).

In the 6 week period prepare for *real* testing and contact tracing.

The impact on the economy, doing this today, would still be far less than the death by a thousand cuts approach currently employed.

The impact on lives saved would be enormous.

where willful ignorance runs rampant.

Too much chaos, I wouldn't be able to put up with it.

But it's an essential job.

The district where he drives, which is in a predominately middle to upper middle class, mostly white part of the county, had a higher rate of Covid-19 than here in Flint Township. WAY higher. I suspect it was brought in by people who traveled over the holidays and spring break. He was really sick back in March, showing all of the symptoms. Fortunately, he seems fine, now.