Mark Skousen on response to coronavirus: "Government officials are using a sledge hammer to crack a nut"

Today the Wall Street Journal issued its best editorial regarding the current crisis: “No society can safeguard public health for long at the cost of its economic health.”

The WSJ is finally saying what a lot of us have been saying all along — government officials are using a sledge hammer to crack a nut.

What various government officials are doing is over the top, shutting down entire states, closing airports, and threatening to take over private businesses “for our own good.” This will cause a true Depression if it lasts more than a couple more weeks.

~ Mark Skousen, "Using a Sledge Hammer to Crack a Nut," FreedomFest Forum, March 20, 2020