If “value” and the economy are essentially man-made, why can’t the world just sort of… Hit pause to avoid global economic crisis?

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I know there must be reasons and this is a dumb question, but I’m a bit of an abstract thinker and have trouble grasping it from a big picture presepctive. Can someone break this down for me? Can’t we all just kind of agree to just kind of… Reset some numbers or something?
Sincerely,
I’ve never taken an economics class in my life

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What would be the effect of freezing all mortgages, rent, utility bills, car payments and all non-essential jobs. No income for anyone except essential functions to survive. Free food for everyone as well. Would this work to allow 95% of ppl to stay home?

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