In an opinion article for the Washington Post, Micheline Maynard wrote about the business-consumer relationship in the COVID-19 pandemic era. She discussed the pandemic’s damage to the U.S. supply chains and how people have not adjusted to this negative impact. Maynard asserts that essentially, Americans are spoiled and lack compassion and pragmatism during such perilous times. Maynard calls for a lowering of expectations during this time.

Maynard’s defeatist appeasement is appalling. Moreover, her suggestion to acquiesce to inferior standards is detrimental to society. Nothing could be further from the truth.