@yuneeq curious to hear your response to these articles. We can't ignore the fact that millions of people who live paycheck to paycheck aren't going to get their next paycheck. I don't know what the right answer is
I think that if we are successful with social distancing then the price per life will be way too expensive for our comfort. But if we don’t implement social distancing, the price per life lost will be embarrassingly low. I would choose the former with no regrets. I do believe there was a time where we didn't have to go nuclear, but that time period has long passed and now we're all paying the price.
Re: the second article, I think the author does not understand exponential growth, as every comparison she makes is off its mark.
One thing I will suggest, the answer to all the people out of jobs is not to simply hand out money. It will cost a ton of money just to give out the money, and it's extremely inefficient at what it's meant to do. Have cities and communities work together to give out free food and look after the elderly. Perhaps suspend mortgage foreclosures temporarily and give banks the support to do so. Find ways to mitigate the short term problems without just throwing money at the issue.