Politicians are relying on bureaucrats to
deal with the pandemic. But the dynamics of government make them wrong about
it:
-- Government employees are the only
people who are permitted to exercise force. Bureaucrats cannot be fired and are
paid more than those with equivalent jobs in the private sector. With a
“we-they” attitude, bureaucrats are inclined to impose force and have little
empathy about the ill effects.
-- Since government has no profits, bureaucrats
find other ways to measure their self-worth.
-- Bureaucrats prefer not to actually solve social and economic problems. This
would render their jobs unnecessary.
For any respiratory pandemic, the best
solution is for younger people to mingle with others and become immune. Some
may develop minor symptoms, but few will die. After a few months, the disease
dies, and older people may mingle as well.
Even though older people may have the virus
in their bodies, the majority die from other causes. Bureaucrats report such
deaths as coronavirus deaths nevertheless, generating panic and attracting
attention to them.
They exaggerate their projections about
the pandemic, also fomenting panic.
Rather than trust bacteria to quickly develop
immunity, bureaucrats force people to remain at home, grinding down the economy.
Widespread immunity is delayed, and countless unnecessary deaths result.
For many citizens, the lockdowns are
unnecessary and catastrophic. With little empathy, the bureaucrats feel mistakenly
that they’re just trying to save lives.
Nonsense! To save lives, everyone but the
old should return to normal life.
