Dear Editor, 

So, here's the deal. There are 3,155,070 people who live in Iowa. Fifty-three of them have succumbed to the China Virus and that is very unfortunate. My condolences to their families and friends. The majority, if not all, had pre-existing conditions that made them vulnerable. That is 1 in every 59,530 Iowans who have died.

As of today, there have been 1995 cases in Iowa. That means 1 out of every 1,581 Iowan will be infected.

Those are pretty low odds.

On a side note, in 2018 (latest statistics available), 85 Iowans were killed by drunk drivers and 2,849 babies were murdered by abortion in Iowa in 2018.

How many people have lost their jobs and health insurance because of all this? How many small business will not open back up? How many kids will suffer the consequences of closing schools? Not just the loss of education but the exposure to poor home environments where the schools provided a safe place for them in the past. How many kids are not getting proper nutrition?

This is not about public health or "flattening the curve". It is about control and the government has seen how easy it is to make us their sheep. Wake up, people!

Tom Boeckmann