Our Pyrrhic Victory

We may (and I hope will) one day overcome Coronavirus. If in the process, we have destroyed our economy, our Constitutional rights, and our founding values, we will have lost more than any virus could ever take from us. Prior to this, I thought just about every job was essential. After all, what we earned supported us and our families, kept roofs over our heads, and food on our tables. We are turning millions of heretofore productive Americans into involuntary dependents of the state. They never wanted universal basic income, but some may like their government checks more than they ever liked work. We are giving up our freedom of movement, the right to open many of our businesses, and even houses of worship to people who failed to protect from COVID-19 in the first place. We will likely eventually beat the virus but may be beating ourselves for good in the process.