LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: COVID-19 actions are meant to eliminate the middle class; Congratulations to Joanna King Dec 31, 2020 COVID-19 actions are meant to eliminate the middle class The threat of COVID-19 has been used as an excuse for the ever-increasing imposition of mass surveillance, and tyrannical regulations upon the human race: lockdowns, curfews, checkpoints, mask mandates, forced quarantines, contact tracing, snitch hotlines, social distancing, COVID passports, DNA altering vaccines, etc. None of this is compatible with freedom, nor is it about keeping us safe. Itâs all about power, control, greed, the elimination of ânon-essentialâ businesses and ultimately, the eradication of the middle class.