No country on earth has successfully contained Covid-19 without closing nonessential businesses and paying people to stay home. Government intervention is the only way out. Pretending capitalism and personal responsibility are enough has caused thousands of preventable deaths.

Media has been both-sidesing this a bit. The only viable solution is for the federal government to write big fat checks. There is no evidence that any other approach would work.

There are two sides to this argument: “Providing financial relief to businesses and individuals will keep America afloat while businesses are closed to prevent both the spread of Covid and economic disaster” vs. “No it won’t”

To me, advocating for government relief and business shutdowns is no more political than advocating for masks in public. All of this is what experts recommend.