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Here's the difference between an essential business and a non-essential business
Business Insider ^ | 3/17/20 | Irene Jiang

Posted on 03/18/2020 2:53:23 PM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins

Cities and states across the US have ordered the closure of nonessential businesses.

So far, San Francisco and Philadelphia have ordered sweeping closures of nonessential businesses, and the states of Washington, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut have also shuttered many nonessential businesses and ordered bars and restaurants to become takeout- or delivery-only operations.

But which businesses are considered "essential" and which are considered "nonessential"? 

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-a-nonessential-business-essential-business-coronavirus-2020-3

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: business; coronavirus; shutdown
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1 posted on 03/18/2020 2:53:23 PM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins
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My business is essential -- and I don't give a sh!t what any politician says.

I've been home working most of the day today, then took a trip out to check a site for a project that now looks like it probably won't be built. But until I hear that officially, I've got work to do.

2 posted on 03/18/2020 2:56:17 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Oh, but it's hard to live by the rules; I never could and still never do.")
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Liquor stores are essential.

Chick-fil-a is essential.

Hardees is essential.

Just a few that immediately come to mind...


3 posted on 03/18/2020 2:58:16 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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Da comrade, it is only essential if it serves the DC Party. If the business is a greedy capitalist who is trying to earn money to pay for selfish things like food, rent, debt service, and to fund paychecks for employees...it is clearly non-essential.


4 posted on 03/18/2020 2:58:40 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: MplsSteve

Is Chick-fil-a still around? I haven’t had one since the November betrayal when they embraced the homo agenda.


5 posted on 03/18/2020 2:59:40 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: MplsSteve

Vape stores.
Pot shops.
Videogame exchange stores.
Pizza shops.


6 posted on 03/18/2020 3:00:33 PM PDT by polymuser (It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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To: Freedom of Speech Wins

Defining essential is like judging the intensity of a firefight in a war. It heavily depends on your proximity to the firefight.


7 posted on 03/18/2020 3:01:25 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Freedom of Speech Wins

I’d put ski resorts in the Essential Category [much like “essential” oils].


8 posted on 03/18/2020 3:01:37 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: polymuser

Hookers on 2 street.


9 posted on 03/18/2020 3:04:21 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
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To: Freedom of Speech Wins

-—the esteemed governor of Nevada has deemed pot dispensaries okay as long as the people involved do”social distancing”—


10 posted on 03/18/2020 3:08:44 PM PDT by rellimpank (--don't believe anything the meda or government says about firearms or explosives--)
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I don’t see MN in the list, but all bars and restaurants are closed except for delivery and take out as of 5 pm yesterday b


11 posted on 03/18/2020 3:13:38 PM PDT by jurroppi1 (The Left doesn't have ideas, it has cliches. H/T Flick Lives)
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We are being tested on how much we will accept control by weenie politicians and their pot-belly, potato-munching gestapo bureaucrats.

I see 10,000 brushfires across the United States that the fascist bureaucracy can’t control because it has neither the manpower nor the logistical support.


12 posted on 03/18/2020 3:17:57 PM PDT by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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To: Freedom of Speech Wins

Apparently “pursuit of happiness” is non-essential.


13 posted on 03/18/2020 3:27:10 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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To: Freedom of Speech Wins
"essential" = stuff I want

"non-essential" = stuff I don't care about

14 posted on 03/18/2020 3:29:05 PM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: Freedom of Speech Wins
"essential" = stuff I want

"non-essential" = stuff I don't care about

15 posted on 03/18/2020 3:29:05 PM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: Repeal The 17th

Seems we are being looked at as nothing but potential spreaders of a virus.


16 posted on 03/18/2020 3:30:28 PM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins
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To: G Larry

Suppose you want to play or watch sports or go out and meet people?


17 posted on 03/18/2020 3:32:24 PM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins
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To: Freedom of Speech Wins

I call BS on that whole “land of the free; home of the brave” thingy.


18 posted on 03/18/2020 3:32:41 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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To: Freedom of Speech Wins

Spot on.


19 posted on 03/18/2020 3:33:56 PM PDT by drwoof
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To: Alberta's Child

An essential business could be or become who contributes to a campaign.


20 posted on 03/18/2020 3:34:44 PM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins
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