That's a victim mentality. It's discussed all the time - the argument is constantly being had as to what the consequences of both the shutdown and the disease are, and at what combination of policy and time the two become comparable. Just because you encounter a lot of people who argue that we have not yet reached that point, doesn't mean the entire topic is taboo or that you alone are willing to consider something that nobody else is.

It's been loudly discussed on pretty much every article posted here since government orders started to be issued.

It is because most people think they are next in line, same idea as with police unions resisting change and defending their worst.

If you think you are next then you draw the line so far out that you feel safe.

It's taboo because that "side" of the debate calls for millions of avoidable deaths.