America's Economic Engine Will Defeat the Coronavirus, Not Fear
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.In order to defeat the Coronavirus we must restart America's economic engine — and we must do so now. Continuing this fear-based economic shutdown is a mistake that will haunt America for decades. The risk of a long-term global economic depression is rapidly rising.
Some may recall my 2016 Townhall article Reigniting America's Economic Engine whereby I asserted that doing so would take the Dow Jones Industrials to 30,000. At the time the Dow was under 16,000. President Trump was soon elected and proceeded to enact serious pro-growth policies. A mere three years later, America’s economy was once again the envy of the world and by February 2020 the Dow was only a few hundred points shy of 30,000.
