?Assume everybody is a carrier," the mayor said Tuesday on MSNBC. "And then you start from an even slate. And tell the people what to do. And let the businesses open and competition will destroy that business if, in fact, they become evident that they have disease, they?re closed down. It?s that simple.?
The perspective left MSNBC host Katy Tur visibly dumbfounded. While Goodman said she took direction from Anthony S. Fauci, the nation?s leading expert on infectious diseases, the mayor?s plan, which Tur described as ?a modern-day survival of the fittest,? was in fact the exact opposite of what he advises
