Biden s Covid Advisors Ignore High Costs of Lockdowns
For the lockdown-weary, a brief window of hope opened after the presidential election. With Joe Biden victorious, Democratic politicians and their media allies lost their incentive to weaken Donald Trump s economy and stoke Covid-19 panic among voters. And with Republicans well-positioned to retain the Senate, governors and mayors in blue states could no longer count on a windfall from a Democratic Congress to rescue them from the consequences of their lockdowns. Finally, cooler heads could prevail right?
So much for that fantasy. Instead of reconsidering their policies, local officials are restricting more businesses and closing more schools, as New York City has just done. Journalists continue treating Covid deaths as the only ones that matter, while ignoring the mounting medical and social toll from lockdowns. Promising more restrictions, Biden has created an advisory board comprised of individuals who favor stricter lockdowns and foresee restrictions continuing until late next year, even if a Covid vaccine is quickly approved.
One of the few consolations of a Biden win was that this lockdown frenzy was supposed to cool down. I know there is a surge going on and that means we should all be as careful as we can be, but that does not include these seemingly random and draconian steps of closing schools, especially. Forget about sneaking out on your own for a visit to the French Laundry. People are losing their businesses, which they have invested their lives in.