Wow...
"The excess death rate in Massachusetts, the state with the tightest Covid restrictions during the study period, was less than one-fifth that of Mississippi, the state with the loosest rules."
Now, if the argument was that looser covid rules would be better for the economy... how's that working out? Is Mississippi's economy going gangbusters compared to Massashusetts? Er... no.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/covid-mask-vaccine-rules-study-b2586693.html