https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/denmark-freezing-its-economy-should-us/608533/
(Denmark spends 13% of GDP to pay salaries of unemployed at 75% for 3 mos., equivalent to $2.5 trillion in U.S. economy.)
«Thompson: Do you think it’s a good idea?
Larsen: … If you ruin people’s private lives and companies go bankrupt, it will take years to build this up again. So I think it’s a wise decision.»