As we prepare to enter into the 16th month of the pandemic, we see that things are starting to reopen and restrictions are being lifted.
The pandemic, like everything else, has been politicized. And people have their opinions of what should have happened and the best approach to addressing the disease. The bottom line is no one in our current society was prepared for this pandemic. And while only a fraction of the people who contracted the virus died, it could have been worse.
Decisions were made to close down the economy and after that, the government felt like they needed to do something, which they did in the form of stimulus checks. But in many cases that was too little too late.