And where did you get the "18 month" thingy? Not from Whitmer as the e.o. only applies until May 1 unless it gets extended, which it hasn't thus far at least.
Ezekiel Emmanuel, one of the chief founders of ObamaCare, as well as one of the heads of the Federal Reserve. I also read a Time Magazine article stating that many scientists are calling for it. As a result, I imagine it won't be long until it is discussed as possible public policy.
Fact is, doctors should not determine public policy, as they are not public policy experts. They mean well, but they don't understand economics or social behavior well enough to understand the catastrophic ramifications of an attempt at such a sustained lockdown (who pays all of the bills for hundreds of millions of Americans out of work for 18 months?! A ****ing $1200 check sure isn't going to cut it!).
So, will an 18 month lockdown be attempted? I'm in agreement with others that this is highly unlikely. Could it happen? Absolutely. Our govt sent Japanese Americans to prison camps less than a century ago. Our govt is not immune to irrational and destructive policies. So, yeah, I'm concerned about this, because if it's attempted, we will be looking at nothing short of the complete collapse of civilization. And seemingly otherwise reasonable and intelligent people, including those like
@Debater Slayer,
@sun rise and
@ADigitalArtist actually can't understand this. I am flabbergasted by it.