There is no evidence that C19 has increased overall mortality. It is not even clear that it has singularly killed anyone. https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/have-there-actually-been-any-proven-covid-19-deaths

It is clear, however, that deaths from all the major disease killers have been renamed C19 deaths. https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/breaking-news-covid-19-according-to-cdc-data-is-the-cure-for-heart-disease-cancer-strokes-alzheimers-diabetes-flu-pneumonia-and-more
 
This doesn't mean there have not been additional deaths during the time of the virus. They are the result of government actions related to the virus, not the virus. https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/the-greatest-covid-19-threat-is-not-the-virus
 
Here's a glimpse of the catastrophic damage that is amassing while the government and media cheer on the draconian measures that cause it.  https://www.aier.org/article/cost-of-us-lockdowns-a-preliminary-report
 
 
Mental Health
 
In late June 2020, 40% of US adults have been struggling with mental health or substance abuse.
Source: CDC (June 2020) Region: US

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Reported symptoms of anxiety were three times higher than they were in Q2 2019 and reported symptoms of depression were four times higher than they were in Q2 2019.
Source: CDC (August 2020) Region: US
 
In New York alone, Google searches increased for phrases and words: anxiety, panic attack, and insomnia.
Source: JAMA (October 2020) Region: New York
 
Between April and October, the portion of emergency visits related to mental health for children (5-11) increased by 24% and 31% for 12-17 year-olds compared to 2019.
Source: CDC (November 2020) Region: US
 
Drugs
 
In late June, 13% of survey respondents said they had started or increased substance use to cope with the pandemic.
Source: CDC (August 2020) Region: US
 
More than 40 states have reported increases in opioid-related mortality.
Source: AMA (October 2020) Region: US
 
From January 2020 to March 2020, 19,416 people died from drug overdoses, which is 3,000 more than in 2019 of the same quarter.
Source: CDC (2020) Region: US
 
Suicides
Of adults surveyed, 10.7% had thoughts of suicide compared to 4.3% in 2018. https://news.gallup.com/poll/327311/americans-mental-health-ratings-sink-new-low.aspx
Source: CDC (August 2020) Region: US
 
Of individuals aged 18-24, 25.5% considered suicide. Source: CDC (August 2020) Region: US
 
Suicides during October in Japan exceeded 10 months of attributed C19 deaths. https://fee.org/articles/suicide-claimed-more-lives-in-october-than-10-months-of-covid-19-in-japan-report-shows/
 
And why would we not all go bonkers when we are asked to believe this.

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Famine
 
In March alone, food banks gave out 20 percent more food than in an average month.
Source: Feeding America (July 2020) Region: US
 
The rate of food insecurity from 2018 to mid-2020 has more than doubled (14% to 32%) for households with children.
Source: Brookings (September 2020) Region: US
 
The number of undernourished individuals is estimated to increase from 690 to 822 million people.
Source: WHO (October 2020) Region: Worldwide
 
Many calculate that a famine of biblical proportions is underway--https://www.rt.com/news/508748-un-2021-crises-famine

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The Economy
 
This year, between 71 and 100 million people will fall into extreme poverty.
Source: The World Bank (June 2020) Region: Worldwide
 
About 86 million children may fall into poverty.
Source: UNICEF and Save the Children (May 2020) Region: Worldwide
 
Q2 2020 GDP decreased at an annual rate of 32.9%, and Q1 2020 GDP decreased at an annual rate of 5%.
Source: BEA (July 2020) Region: US
 
Companies forced to default on their debts include rental-car giant Hertz Global, JC Penney, Neiman Marcus, J. Crew, and Pier 1 Imports, newspaper publisher McClatchy, burger joint Krystal, telecom Frontier Communications, and oil and gas producers Diamond Offshore Drilling and Whiting Petroleum.
 
Companies near bankruptcy include Lord & Taylor, Sur La Table, Party City (PRTY), GNC (GNC), and Guitar Center, Chesapeake Energy (CHK), and Denbury Resources (DNR). Bloomberg estimates that nearly two-thirds of publicly traded restaurants are at risk of going under. The Mall of America has missed payments on its 1.4 billion dollar mortgage.
 
Banks that have made the loans to the now failing businesses are ready to go bust as well.
 
None of this takes into consideration the elephant in the room: governments printing money in the trillions to attempt to counteract the damage they are doing. This ruination of currencies will further destroy lives and societies. " The ramifications of trillions and trillions of printed dollars are scary as hell. More than any virus for sure. It’s being ignored—which is the signal to pay attention."  Peter Schiff
 
 
Unemployment 
 
The unemployment rate increased to 14.7% in April 2020. This is the highest rate of increase (10.3%) and largest month over month increase in the history of available data (since 1948).
Source: BLS (May 2020) Region: US
 
In March, 39% of people living with a household income of $40,000 and below reported a job loss.
Source: Federal Reserve (April 2020) Region: US
 
The unemployment rate between February and April increased by 12% for women and 10% for men.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Region: US
 
Mothers of children aged 12 and younger lost 2.2 million jobs between February and August (12% drop), while fathers of small children lost 870,000 jobs (4% drop).
Source: Stateline (August 2020) Region: US
 
One out of four women who were surveyed reported their job loss was due to lack of childcare.
Source: Washington Post (July 2020) Region: US
 
 
Education
 
About 24 million children may drop out of school next year as a result of the lockdown’s economic impact.
Source: UN (October 2020) Region: Worldwide
 
Students are sliding backward, the most vulnerable are the worst affected. It is a lost generation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/students-falling-behind/2020/12/06/88d7157a-3665-11eb-8d38-6aea1adb3839_story.html
 
A decrease in life expectancy by 5.53 million years of life is found to occur for US children due to the closing of US primary schools.
Source: JAMA (November 2020) Region: US
 
30,806 internships were lost (a decrease of 52%) between March 9 and April 13.
Source: Glassdoor (April 2020) Region: US
 
Between March 9 and April 13 travel & tourism internships fell 92%; IT dropped 76%, architecture & engineering 65%, and telecommunications 65%. Accounting & legal internships fell the least, dropping 22%.
Source: Glassdoor (April 2020) Region: US
 
 
Crime
 
During the first six months of 2020 murder and manslaughter offenses increased 14.8%, and aggravated assault offenses were up 4.6%.
Source: FBI (September 2020) Region: US
 
Motor vehicle thefts increased 6.2%.
Source: FBI (September 2020) Region: US
 
Arson increased 19.2% in the first six months of 2020 compared to the same time the previous year; and increased 52.1% in cities with populations of 1,000,000 or more.
Source: FBI (September 2020) Region: US
 
Between June and August 2020, homicides increased 53% and aggravated assaults increased 14% compared to the same period in 2019.
Source: NCCJ (September 2020) Region: US
 
A UK domestic abuse charity (Refuge) reported a 25% increase in calls made to helpline since the start of lockdowns.
Source: Refuge (April 2020) Region: UK
 
 
Food and Hospitality
 
Restaurants have spent an additional $7,400 on PPE and enhanced safety protocols (training, cleaning, Plexiglas, etc.) which will take 66% of businesses 6 months to recoup.
Source: QSR (September 2020) Region: US
 
The restaurant industry is set to lose $240 billion in revenue and 8 million employees in 2020.
Source: QSR (September 2020) Region: US
 
In May, nearly 75% of independent restaurants reported new debts greater than $50,000; 12% reported additional debt at $500,000 and above.
Source: FSR (August 2020) Region: US
 
1 in 3 restaurants are expected to close.
Source: FSR (August 2020) Region: US
 
86% of restaurants reduced staff due to Covid-19; 40% of restaurants expect to be out of business by March 2021.
Source: QSR (September 2020) Region: US
 
The likelihood of entrepreneurs opening new restaurants in a climate of rampant and frivolous government-enforced shutdowns is practically nil. Hopes and dreams have been dashed for thousands wanting the American dream.
 
(Most of the above data was borrowed from https://www.aier.org/article/cost-of-us-lockdowns-a-preliminary-report/)
 
Keep in mind, even if you think C19 has killed the number sensationalized by the media, that number is nowhere near the preventable deaths we live with every day from cars, cancer, heart disease, obesity, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and many other diseases as well as from medical interventions. These total in the millions year after year but none of the actions akin to C19 actions have ever been imposed on the world.
 
It seems that a pandemic was purposely selected because of the widespread fear it can create to advance some underlying goal. What other explanation is there? Please, tell me.
 
The end result of this human and societal destruction will result in billions of people helpless and totally dependent upon government. It couldn't have worked out better that way for governments seeking absolute control if it were planned.
 
Any thinking person must conclude it was.