Private Sector Thrives, Government Regulations Hurt, Capitalism Is Valuable in a Crisis

People wait in line at a Best Buy while observing social distancing as customers are allowed to enter a couple at a time while the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States in Huntington Station, N.Y., on March 19, 2020. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

Commentary

Even as there are pros and cons to the way the Trump administration has handled the CCP virus, the private sector has undergone a steep learning curve in terms of how to keep the virus from spreading, aid those who might be susceptible to or who have been infected with it, and keep the economy from grinding to an utter halt.