There is no ethical way for government to control a plague, only authoritarianism. A government showing adequate restraint can do little more than monitor the situation and keep everyone informed of things such as risk factors. We were told there is a plague going around; now it is up to you to decide how careful you need to be. People catching the disease is nobody's fault but their own. And for a disease that is every bit as infectious as the flu, there is no not catching it. We're all going to have to cross that bridge sooner or later; holding out for a vaccine is a pipe dream.
And Trump didn't fire a fifth of the workforce, the governors did that. For what they're doing, treason is not too strong a word.
There is no ethical way for government to control a plague, only authoritarianism. A government showing adequate restraint can do little more than monitor the situation and keep everyone informed of things such as risk factors. We were told there is a plague going around; now it is up to you to decide how careful you need to be. People catching the disease is nobody's fault but their own. And for a disease that is every bit as infectious as the flu, there is no *not* catching it. We're all going to have to cross that bridge sooner or later; holding out for a vaccine is a pipe dream.
And Trump didn't fire a fifth of the workforce, the governors did that. For what they're doing, treason is not too strong a word.
Done a'ight, I think. He acted quickly within the bounds of executive authority, and his two abuses of power since then were chosen fairly well.