Most of your post seems to be written in anger but I agree business organizations make shady decisions.if you think businesses make decisions in the best interests of their customers and employees you definitely aren't in management at your organization.Maybe small business but any with hundreds or thousands or employees no.
How many management meetings this year have I been told things about exposures and other COVID related incidents we were prohibited from telling anyone else to protect the brand. The dumber the general public and employees is the better off we are and if something does come out blame someone or something else. Its will always be someone else fault and if caught settle under the table out of the public eye.
I tend to listen our Lt Gov who appears sensible and is on the front lines as a practicing doctor on the weekends but it appears no one else seems to care what happens here so we go from single digits to triple digits in the span of a month. 32/120 reported case here this week were small children which goes against the mainstream BS some of them ended up hospitalized. Vast community spread means it's hard to know where you can go safely or who you can associate with, even family you don't live with.
I find it hilarious that when the pandemic was a financially induced by wallstreet and greedy market manipulators, everyone was so mad so demanding for change and punishment. None of this "oh well" talk. The financial virus of 2008-2009 was no different than what's happening now to the economy there's no one driving the boat for this one. Everyone in the canoe paddling in different and opposite direction while we sink.
"for the better good" was a rational used for most of the atrocities humankind conducted throughout its history.
That doesn't negate the fact life must move on.
Life not moving on will cause far greater problems down the road.
Many of the policy decisions you in fact seem to be endorsing will result in dramatically widening the gap between rich and poor.
I'd hate to be an at risk or lower income kid of elementary age right now...especially on the younger side because they're basically being flushed down the toilet by keeping schools closed. Schools won't open this year and they probably won't open next year either thanks to fear-based (not science-based) policy decisions. Not to mention the kids of all ages who aren't logging in to online classes and are getting a half-assed education. Any idea what the long term ramifications of this will be for MILLIONS of kids?
Did I mention since kids have been kept home child porn and sexual abuse have been skyrocketing?