again: you want as many people as possible to get this as quickly as possible in order to burn it out as fast as possible. you don't want this to drag on until we get a vaccine - that will lead to a higher death toll, in the end.

but, you do want to test aggressively so you can track it properly, and ensure it isn't mutating or recombining too quickly.

and, you do want to take special steps to ensure that particularly vulnerable groups are kept in strict isolation.

i know: i'm yelling at a lorentz equation. this already happened. i'm not a trafalmadorian, i can't see at all points in time. it doesn't matter anymore - we already made the mistake of not acting aggressively enough to protect the weak (and instead trying to stop the spread, so grandma can go grocery shopping on her own...the stupidity...), and we're going to see the consequences very soon.

but, the poor response in the united states may actually work out to it's benefit, in the end.

president gadget dodges another bullet, perhaps. gogo gadget corporate bailout....