37,000 people die every year in car crashes. I've had four of my relatives die this way. Do we knock the speed limit down to 40 so most of these people will live? If not, why not? Why is saving 25,000 lives per year not worth it to you? At what point is too many lives lost? Please give me a number.
And 40,000 people on average die every year in flu season. Do you want to mask up, social distance and have no large gatherings permanently every winter to save maybe 20,000 of these lives? If not, why not? Why are 20,000 lives not worth it to you?
You see, if we operate on the principle that every life has infinite value, it doesn't matter the number. But if we operate on the principle that every life has a finite value, then we make judgments on how many lives lost are acceptable and unacceptable.
For me, I'm thinking about the 326 million people who will survive this ordeal even with a worst-case scenario. You can sacrifice their lives in other ways besides killing them...and right now, because our leaders think like you, we're doing a pretty good job of it.