The United States has the worst epidemic in the world. Why hasn’t the economy collapsed as a result?

The reason is very simple. Americans do not feel that the epidemic in the United States is that serious! Therefore, Americans did not know how serious the epidemic was, and social panic did not appear. Then the economy can continue normally.

The U.S. government’s “helicopter money” is a stroke of genius. Putting money into the hands of the most unstable group of people to stop them from making trouble on the streets directly suppresses the most dangerous group of people. Humans are social animals, and if no one takes the lead on the streets, the risk of riots is immediately eliminated. The riots are the biggest impact on the economy, so this is a solution that hits the mark.

Secondly, the United States is developing and promoting vaccines as quickly as possible. Although there are more than 80 million granite-headed people in the United States who would rather die than get vaccinated, there are still more than 100 million adults who are actively getting vaccinated. Therefore, the current results are obvious. The ongoing epidemic in the United States is actually spreading among these 80 million unvaccinated people. Whether it is severe illness or death, these 80 million people contribute the most.

So the rational US government knows that the epidemic prevention measures are still effective, and it will just wait for these 80 million "firewood" to burn out, and it will be over. This kind of risk is a controllable risk if you know where the risk boundary is. Therefore, the dizzying number of confirmed cases in the United States is actually a controllable number. This is the American way of responding to the epidemic. I don’t know if it is right. Anyway, Americans believe it is right.

Also, Americans’ lives have not been affected by the epidemic, which is also an important reason for economic stability. Confirmed patients and asymptomatic carriers of the virus do not have "big yellow stars" embroidered on their chests like the Jews under the Nazis, so ordinary Americans will not see panic scenes related to the epidemic on the streets. I don’t know if the person I passed by is a virus-carrying person, so ignorance turns into indifference.

Those who die now from COVID-19 are the elderly and chronic patients, and the vast majority of these people are bedridden for a long time and would not appear in normal life scenes. Therefore, there is no one whether they are dead or alive. If you can see it, if you can't see it, just pretend it doesn't exist. Therefore, ordinary Americans have no chance to discover the difference that the virus has brought to society, so Americans who cannot see the danger just assume that there is no danger. Therefore, American society is very stable, and the economy is naturally stable as well.

Finally, I have to say that the American media is really irresponsible. They cannot see the seriousness of the epidemic in the United States and do not give much space to report on the epidemic in the United States. News websites such as "USA Today" and "NBC" often cannot find any news related to COVID-19 on the front page. People know something through the news. But now the news doesn’t think the epidemic is still a big deal. How can you get people to pay attention to information that doesn’t even make the front page? You see, in China, if there are one or two confirmed cases in any place, news about this will immediately appear in the hot searches of various media websites.