Posted on 03/21/2020 5:05:56 AM PDT by Libloather
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced an executive order that mandates 100% of the state's workforce "must stay home, excluding essential services," until further notice. That order does not apply to liquor stores, the New York State Liquor Store Association clarified later Friday.
"Liquor stores have been deemed an essential business and may remain open," the association said in a press release. "You do not need to reduce your workforce. This applies to all SLA licensed entities as per the SLA."
Beverage manufacturing, including alcoholic beverages, is also considered an essential operation, and is included under the state's list of exemptions, according to the SLA.
Other exemptions from the executive order include shipping, media, warehousing, grocery and food production, pharmacies, healthcare providers, utilities, banks and related financial institutions. "Bars and restaurants are closed, but takeout can be ordered during the period of closure," the governor's website said.
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Good.
Imagine you are a grocery clerk in NY.
A customer tries to hand you their reusable bag to put their groceries in.
What do you do?
It seems the grocery bag law should be immediately suspended.
Ask them to pack their own bags.
In Colorado, the bars/restaurants are closed, but the pot shops are open.
When I hear the term ‘essential’ being bantered about, the following scene from Schindler’s List comes to mind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5ag8ME4oOY
JoMa
On the other side of this issue is the business knowledge of the government slug making these decisions. This is where the importance of a business is greater than risk of acquiring the ChiCom Flu. Many reasons can make a business more important, e.g., keeping people alive, national defense and so on. I am willing to bet there are critical businesses on New York's nonessential list. Government lackeys do not have experience, knowledge, education, intelligence and let's face it, the motivation to make choices about essential businesses. Understanding supply chains alone is beyond the jackbooted tyrants.
And before you think I am full of myself, I am not. I don't know everything that it would take to make these decisions. No one does. But people can make decisions for themselves much better than government because people have an intimate understanding of their own circumstances and needs. Government will never know these things. That is the essence of small government in all ways. It is the essence of freedom and liberty.
Now think about this, as a nation we are giving up our freedom and liberty, our jobs and livelihoods on a 1% to 2% chance of dying from this virus, if one gets the virus. And I will argue that the chance is lower because we can individually make choices to avoid the virus. Compare that to casualty statistics from WW I & II. And they are calling this a war.
Play the game ‘one of the things are not like the others’ with that one.
Liquor stores and abortion mills are the new “essential businesses”...what a world we live in.
I was adding to my supply of rye, scotch, vodka and rum last night when the liquor store clerk put up a sign on the door saying they would not be closing because they have been designated as an essential business. Huzzah!
“NY liquor stores deemed “essential businesses”
There by curtailing widespread and multiple smash and grabs...
And probably multiple insurance company lawsuits in the long-term.
what a f-—ing farce of an order.
you can BET your sweet petunias
that the governor got paid off for it, big time
What about hardware stores and building supply stores?
Farm stores like Central Tractor?
If it turns people against the dem stranglehold on this state, there’s a positive side to it.
No, no, no.
That's the wrong term for it.
It's called *patience juice*.
They've been using them.
I haven't had one turn me down yet.
Liquor stores are essential for alcoholics who may end up in emergency rooms if booze were unavailable. DTs are a horrible thing.
Let's face it, we are a nation of drinkers. No governor will ever get re-elected by closing the liquor stores. Fact.
Why not, pot stores are “essential” in California... there is precedent.
I’ll drink to that.
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