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A long time ago, a prominent economist wrote about corrupt societies.
(Sorry, can't remember which one.)
He said, that while corrupt societies have many problems, such as undeserving people illicitly skimming money off legitimate transactions, the pre-eminent problem with corrupt societies is that:
They. Do. Not. Work.
Trump's handling (if you could call it that) of the Coronavirus situation reflects that. It's hard to imagine it will get better.