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Re: They're all laughing at you
No they don’t. Look at the profits from the big businesses. Just spread out where you buy from.
The main point of the post is the the lockdowns are killing small businesses and they need to end. COVID is being used to take away our liberties and they big companies and politicians are benefiting from it.
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11-19-2020, 07:02 PM #14Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: They're all laughing at you
Me and you buying local ain't enough right now bro. More people are staying home due to covid and ordering what they want/need from the big guys. Covid isn't going away. Small businesses big time need help from the gov, especially small bars and music venues which will be the last to be allowed to open back up.
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11-19-2020, 07:54 PM #17Pro Bowl Poster
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11-19-2020, 08:00 PM #18
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11-19-2020, 08:12 PM #19Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: They're all laughing at you
Initially i was not real sympathetic to many small business owners. A constant refrain of capitalism is that business owners take the risk and therefore are entitled to the rewards. Well, this pandemic falls under risk. Capitalism advocates that If they fail someone else will come in and provide the same goods or service. The only thing that bothered me was the fact that this was a government directed loss of business. As certain restrictions have dragged on, and as a result of the governments horrific response to this pandemic, it is clear that very few small businesses are capitalized to the point they could survive no matter how well run their business.
Since the lock downs have been lifted i have refocused my irritation towards many of the larger corporations. These guys justify their huge profits and executive paychecks on the risk/reward argument. When things are good they abhor any regulation or oversight shouting "government, get out of our way". Now, when things go south they seem to be in the front of the line for tax payer funded bail outs. They hold potential layoffs as leverage over politicians to the point of extortion. There is something not quite rite with that equation in my book.
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11-19-2020, 08:25 PM #20
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11-19-2020, 08:46 PM #23Pro Bowl Poster
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