I have figured the same thing.
Two birds with one stone — reduce our population and centralize power.
And if we do get hit with large outbreak clusters, the rest of the world will quit trading with us. “Collapse the system.”
Good news? It looks as though we’re getting a quick spotlight on this threat. There’s a chance that public outrage will unravel this ‘apathy’.
We might, God willing, be dodging another bullet.