What was considered “essential” and for whom government was able to make “accommodations” to keep continued operations was a bit funny and sad.
It is very apparent, that those that have the ears of the governors, state and federal legislators, elected judges, and key administration or department heads, firms that have a legal department and maybe even a lobbying effort etc. got to be declared “essential” or had provisions drafted to where they could remain open if they make some token effort to show they are practicing social distancing.
So, Lowes and Home Depot stayed open, but a woman that is without any means to support herself as they shut everything down gets under cover officers sent her way and is arrested. Should I laugh at this in some macabre sense of humor, or cry?
https://www.theblaze.com/news/texas-women-arrested-salon-home
What options were given to the small non-chain restaurant owners? Many restaurants could have easily created social distance no different than Walmart did, maybe even done better, but they were simply ordered to shut down or were restricted to take out only.
But then it gets even better. Many of the businesses that were allowed to remain open and operate in a limited manner, such as the airlines got billions in “bail out” money, while the small shop keep gets what?
Laughable-
Abortion is essential, according to the gubbermint.