On March 15th Dr. Fauci told ABC it was possible that 1.7 million Americans could die if we didn’t do what the government said. On March 31st the model put out by the IHME and used by the CDC predicted 240,000 deaths if we implemented social distancing and lockdown measures. On April 8th this was revised down 75% to 60,000 deaths. In the winter 2017-2018 the flu killed 80,000 and about 7,700 Americans die everyday according to the CDC.
Remember how the quarantine measures were said to be needed so the hospitals didn’t get overwhelmed? We had to flatten the curve? On April 1st we were told 262,000 beds would be needed. Then 94,000. Now it’s 57,000 beds — and that was at the peak, which was on April 10th.
On March 10th, in a move that would make George III blush, the governor declared a state of emergency and locked down the state, outlawing an alarming array of American life. The penalty for violating this edict is a fine up to $1000. These measures were further strengthened in April.
In the Land of the Free it is now illegal to go to church, have Easter dinner with your family, work without government permission, purchase ammunition, buy vegetable seeds, operate a boat with a motor whether alone or in a group, and many other things. Is this really necessary? Is anyone even following this?
Benjamin Franklin said those who give up liberty to purchase security deserve neither. Patrick Henry declared give me liberty or give me death. The Founders would be ashamed with what we’re putting up with.
Meanwhile the economy is tanking. The federal government has passed a $2.2 trillion bailout, which gives the Federal reserve the ability to print $4 trillion, on top of the $2 trillion they’ve printed since this all began. $8 trillion divided by 100 million American households is $80,000. Have you seen that money? The deficit this year is estimated to be a staggering $3.8 trillion.
It is time for the American people to stand up and demand that our leaders and their cadre of experts who have been wrong every step of the way, who ordered us to our homes, robbed us of our livelihoods, encouraged us to tell on our neighbors and stripped us of our liberty be held accountable for their complete incompetence in the handling of this deadly virus. It is time to try liberty.
Edited version printed in the Leelanau Enterprise April 16th, 2020