Having a medical degree does not make one an expert in economics otherwise they would have an economic degree too. This is classic academic behavior of people talking outside their expertise as if experts
Actually, there are some with multiple degrees.
Except there are experts with degrees available to communicate with in conjunction with medical experts. IE get opinions of both based on their expertise.
Minor knowledge does not make one an expert. Expertise is about mastery of a subject. Otherwise I can claim expertise in physics based on taking a few courses.... NASA should consult with me!
Expertise in a technical field or a hard science is different from an expertise in other disciplines. A person can be an expert in art or music, but that doesn't automatically mean they would make the best artists or musicians.
Economics is a social science, which puts in more in the realm of political science or philosophy more than anything else. It's not the same thing as mathematics; it was never meant to be that, so I don't know why people think of economics as some kind of hard science. Even economists don't say that, but laymen often latch on to their favorite conservative economist and parrot their mantra as if they're uttering the words of God. They see it as a "science," something that someone has to have "expertise" in before they can have an opinion of it.
Old saying...
To a man with a hammer, all problems look like nails.
Health care types focus upon disease, not economics.
They have to know some economics. After all, they have businesses to run just like everyone else in this country. I've known a few doctors who even dabble in real estate.
They also have to face realities about the economics of healthcare, particularly as their system becomes overwhelmed and they're faced with supply shortages, equipment shortages, and staffing shortages.
Of course, the president and the government overall still have to look at the big picture, so they're not going to rely solely upon medical doctors. And I think we both agree that it's better for all concerned if the economy gets moving again. If you and I can agree on that, then I think even the doctors should be able to grasp it as well.
But as I said, since this is clearly a medical issue, then those with the expertise in medicine are best suited to resolving it. Just like if there's a fire, you call the fire department. As Steve McQueen said in
The Towering Inferno, "When there's a fire, I outrank everybody here" (including the mayor, senators, etc.).
Btw.....
A friend runs an escape room business.
He says that mathematicians solve the puzzle faster than any other profession.
Doctors are among the slowest.
Escape room business? Is that what some people call a "panic room"? I think there was a movie with that title, but I never saw it.
How do economists do on the test?
Here's one of my favorite economist jokes:
A mathematician, an accountant and an economist apply for the same job.
The interviewer calls in the mathematician and asks "What do two plus two equal?" The mathematician replies "Four." The interviewer asks "Four, exactly?" The mathematician looks at the interviewer incredulously and says "Yes, four, exactly."
Then the interviewer calls in the accountant and asks the same question "What do two plus two equal?" The accountant says "On average, four - give or take ten percent, but on average, four."
Then the interviewer calls in the economist and poses the same question "What do two plus two equal?" The economist gets up, locks the door, closes the shade, sits down next to the interviewer and says, "What do you want it to equal"?