Simplistic and short-sighted to ignore ramifications of shutdown: Letters

Re “Stay home, stay safe to protect public health” (Letters, April 23):
The letter writer, speaking of the coronavirus, believes “saving lives is more important than the economy” and further adds: “We are all in this together. Let’s stay united.”
As quaint and altruistic as that sounds, this coronavirus is not about lives vs. the economy. This shutdown is about lives vs. lives.
Millions of lives have been affected by the shutdown. It’s very simplis