So, the question that no one is asking, is that is it worth it? 7.8 billion people in the world. Total reported COVID-19 deaths to date 47,249. That percentage is infinitesimal. Was $2 trillion worth it? I know I'm going to come off as some insensitive ahole (who is probably going to get bad karma because my parents are high risk for death from CV), but look at the numbers. They don't add up. Let me list some numbers for you, just for the USA. Data from the CDC. Total annual deaths in the US 2,813,503.
- Heart disease: 647,457
- Cancer: 599,108
- Accidents (unintentional injuries): 169,936
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 160,201
- Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 146,383
- Alzheimer’s disease: 121,404
- Diabetes: 83,564
- Influenza and Pneumonia: 55,672
- Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 50,633
- Intentional self-harm (suicide): 47,173
The US is only (I know this is going to come as a shock to a lot of you) about 4.25% of the world's population. These global numbers are not even close to any of the major US causes of death. What has this printing of money bought us?