Let the People Decide

Sybilla: What becomes of us?
Balian of Ibelin: The world will decide. The world always decides.
--Kingdom of Heaven

Editorial by Mises editors says it more eloquently than I can. Not only does government lack the legal authority to shut down American life, but the far reaching harms brought on by this authoritarian action will surely do more harm than the virus itself.

As they reengage their brains and begin to think clearly, many people are coming to realize that 'the cure will be worse than the disease.'

The correct solution is never a top down central plan implemented by force. Rather, the solution is always bottom up and de-centralized based on voluntary cooperation. Ingenuity and trade with respect to ideas, resources, production, and trade that overcome adversity and enable adpatation.

As the editors state: "The American people--individuals, families, businesses--must decide for themselves how and when to reopen society and return to their daily lives."

Let the people decide.