Well the FAA puts a value of $6M on a human life (average). The stock market is down maybe $12 trillion so that's 2 million lives - of course there's quite a few other things worth money not factored into the stock market. Home prices. Income no longer earned. Private companies not listed. Money that will be spent on medical treatment. $2T in bailouts. Etc. Etc.

So probably by his calculation if it costs 2 or 3 million lives it is still a bargain. Remember he doesn't care about we the people. The only reason he cares about "the economy" is to get him re-elected and still in power. It's all about #1 for him. And I'm not talking about golden showers either.