@bobsal u1553115,
It's a scary experiment in liberty. The theory of liberty is that people can be free and that they will exercise personal responsibility to minimize risk.
What tends to happen due to the authoritarian culture of trusting government, is that many people think that if the government allows all these businesses to open, then it must be safe, and if it's not, then it's government's fault and they can/should be blamed.
Some people would even go so far as to subject themselves to risk in hopes of being able to file lawsuits and making money off when anything bad happens in a situation that hasn't been prohibited.
Well, the principle of liberty allows for people to make their own decisions and face the consequences for doing so. That means a governor can make his own decision for his own household and allow other people to also decide for themselves whether to open or not and whether to go out.
The problem is there is competitive pressure in the economy. So if some business opens and is making money while you keep your business closed to avoid risk, that business makes all the money that you would have made if you had opened. And that puts pressure on people to keep up with the economy, even if they think it is wiser to stay closed and avoid the risk.
So is it possible for a free market to exist where individuals can put other interests, such as health and safety, over the interest of making money? Or will people always risk their lives, health, and the lives/health of others in order to make money and keep up in the rat race?
And if they can't resist the temptation to take the risk and make the money, is it government's job to protect them from themselves and each other by enforcing closures and otherwise making people all stay home?
