1 min readMay 31, 2020
Some went out as soon as the lockdown lifted, but it was a small percentage of people (which looked larger thanks to media coverage).
Best evidence that the economic problems primarily stem from people reacting to the virus rather than from government orders is the restaurant business declined substantially before states issued lockdown orders.
And now that lockdowns have lifted in many states, most diners have not returned. The state says they can if they want to, but they’re choosing not to.