…but this graphic is worth breaking out, especially since there are some people trying to claim that the U.S. response has been uniquely bad because #OrangeManBad. The U.S. has done much better than its peer and near-peer nations at limiting economic damage, and it’s done so without maintaining a higher death rate — in fact, there doesn’t seem to be any correlation here between economic damage and death rate.
And the economy recovery still is V shaped at the same time. No, not everything is cheery for a lot of people but remember, while the Chinese Communists are responsible for the WuFlu, Government was responsible for crashing the US economy. The American people are responsible for its recovery.
(H/T: Instapundit)
