A bad opening foretells show cancellation. Australia and Hawaii reveal the threat of early openings even with near eradication of the virus. The egregious events transpiring in California, Florida, and Texas show the price of expediency over stoic resolve. The conspiratorial nature of nefarious leadership and the evocation of an election year are encumbering the US with a gratuitous ordeal. While the comprise between life and economics stirs virulent political debate, the proletariat labors precariously. Leaders face an unequivocal dilemma: limiting travel outside your bubble and gathering inside with the consequential economic impact or accepting the increased deaths and concede the prior economic sacrifice was meaningless. Plaintive politicians know these alternatives are an atrocious trade.