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We ban businesses and fields of the economy all the time. Roland00 Send a noteboard - 05/05/2020 04:41:33 AM

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I am a small business owner. The governor of my state informs me that for whatever reason, my business has been deemed nonessential. I am therefore ordered to close my doors until further notice. Where is the due process? My livelihood has been stripped away with no recourse, no accountability. And the solution proposed is the government should hand me money?

Just because the john hands you $1,000, doesn’t mean you didn’t just get fucked.


No more Freon, no more Incandescent light bulbs. The how you use the tools is just as important as the why, what, when, etc.

Yes it sucks and you need to be made whole, but the consequences of not shutting down was worse. Focusing on making people whole should be the priority in my mind.

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