By Greg Butterfield
Instead of doubling down on safety and providing for the needs of the population until the original virus and new variants are safely contained — as has been successfully done in socialist countries like China and Vietnam — the first dip in infections brings a mad dash to reopen businesses and force more workers into unsafe (and potentially deadly) conditions.
This is the irrationality of capitalism writ large. 488,000+ deaths in the U.S. and climbing.