TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tamny,John
AU  - Gilder,George F.
TI  - When politicians panicked: the new coronavirus, expert opinion, and a tragic lapse of reason 
SN  - 9781642938371
AV  - RA644 .T35 2021
PY  - 2020///
CY  - New York
PB  - Post Hill
KW  - COVID-19 (Disease)
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Government policy
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - Aspect politique
KW  - Aspect �economique
KW  - Politique gouvernementale
KW  - fast
KW  - Instructional and educational works
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Mat�eriel d'�education et de formation
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286); They already knew it wasn't lethal didn't they? -- Captain of men's death -- The initial "Coronavirus" was a socialist politician -- They wouldn't shut down the economy would they? -- Please do not insult recessions by referring to this as a recession -- There's no such thing as "Government Spending" -- Corporations never, ever run out of money -- There's no such thing as Government Investment either -- Let's not insult "Stimulus" by calling this a stimulus -- Wait a minute the economy was already contracting, wasn't it? -- What if they'd just done nothing? -- The authors of the "Stimulus" program want to protect you from a virus -- They would stop you at "Job Creation" -- The Fed can't create the future but it can perhaps delay it -- The Federal Reserve is a legend in it's own mind -- China -- Is there a constitutional right to work? -- #Richmanscoronavirus -- Wrap your genius in plastic -- Perishing amid overpowering, odiferous sludge -- Experts aren't the Answer to Crisis They Are the crisis -- They didn't Need a law -- From ridiculous to sad to recovery -- If lockdown critics make this a numbers debate, they ensure future lockdowns
N2  - Economic commentator John Tamny explains why he feels politicians abandoned common sense in response to the novel coronavirus. The author alleges that the low lethality of the virus should have been considered before curtailing economic activity, and that economic growth is the best and most established response to death and disease
ER  -