Posted on 04/05/2020 4:32:55 AM PDT by Kaslin
"I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore."
Remember that line from the famous American movie "Network"? It's time for a rebellion. Every out-of-work American and every out-of-business American business owner needs to open their windows and shout it, shout it so loud it reaches President Donald Trump, Congress and every swamp politician from Washington D.C., to New York to Boston to Beverly Hills, California.
It's time for this madness to stop. Mr. President, do you understand how many suicides of prominent business owners are going to start piling up?
Here in Las Vegas, a business owner closed his business, laid off his 45 employees (with tears in his eyes) and then went home and committed suicide. Did you see that in the news?
It's happening across America.
Do you understand the pain of the employees? People can't even get through to file for unemployment benefits. The websites have been down for days on end. No one answers the phones.
Do you understand how many lives are being ruined, how many jobs are being killed, how many great businesses will never reopen? The people are getting desperate and despondent. They have no money for food, rent, gas or survival.
We can't stay closed. We have to open up the U.S. economy. There is no more time for debate. There is no more room for caution. I have ideas and compromise below.
First, these coronavirus "death counts" have to stop. You're scaring people half to death. I suggest new kinds of death counts be put up on the screens to compete:
-- JOBS KILLED by this complete business shutdown.
-- BUSINESSES CLOSED.
-- AMERICAN DREAMS DESTROYED.
-- SUICIDES.
Another Great Depression will destroy this great nation. And we're on the way, unless you open this economy again.
And why not open America for business again -- with tight restrictions? What is happening now makes absolutely no sense. We are allowed to shop at big-box stores like Costco, Walmart and Home Depot; health food stores like Whole Foods and Sprouts; grocery stores; pet stores; auto part stores; pawn shops; marijuana stores; liquor stores; and gun stores. And get this: Golf courses are open.
If all of that is allowed, why can't we open all stores and businesses but with the same health precautions and restrictions?
I love and appreciate the UPS drivers and Costco cashiers on the front lines. But if they can work, why can't the rest of us? Do Costco checkout guys and gals and supermarket cashiers have a big S on their chest? If they can face it and survive, why can't the rest of us?
The liberal Democratic mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, just recommended everyone wear masks and scarves. Isn't this the compromise to get us all back to work?
Here's the mantra for the day: Wear a mask. Get back to work!
We need to open the U.S. economy before it's too late, before we're all doomed -- not from coronavirus but from the fallout of a Great Depression. Here is the compromise. Here are the new rules.
Anyone who wants to stay home can. If you want to collect welfare, food stamps and unemployment, you can. Anyone at high risk -- seniors, the sick, the obese, those with illness -- should shelter at home.
But the rest of us (the working people of America) are willing to take the risk; to keep our businesses alive; to save jobs; to save the economy; to prevent a Great Depression; to prevent mass suicides, alcoholism, drug addiction, poverty and misery.
We can all work -- just like the Costco employees and supermarket cashiers and UPS drivers. We can all wear masks. Our customers can wear masks. We can all practice social distancing. Employees can stand six feet apart. Stores can limit customers. New customers can be allowed to only go in when others leave. We can sanitize our workplaces and stores like never before.
It's time to start organizing a mega call campaign to President Trump, Congress and local politicians across this country. It's time to tell them that the American people want to take precautions, that we'll accept restrictions but we need to get back to work. Or we're holding you accountable for ruining our jobs, careers, businesses, dreams, lives.
The pandemic is horrible. But we can't keep the economy closed. Your caution and fear are killing our lives more than any pandemic. The politicians are destroying America.
Shout it: "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"
How many of your Flubros are fat, diabetic smoker drunks? You may be under 65, but better be careful out there. Or don’t.
Agree to do this but allow any business that opens and may infect other people to be sued.
You are so right. It is already happening at my company. We had 260 employees. We terminated, laid-off, and furloughed half of them. The rest got pay cuts and hours cuts. The family (owners) are only looking out for themselves and the remaining employees are doing the very least possible without getting noticed.
What a debacle.
Trump can use his authority under the National Defense Production Act to order businesses reopened.
Checkmate, Democrats.
Speaking for this flubro:
Lifelong non-smoker
Gave up drinking pop nearly 8 yrs ago of desire to avoid diabetes
Weight appropriate to my height (though I’d still like to drop a few pounds).
Careful, dforest! “Lt. Neidermeyer” here, has “troopers” and he’s not afraid to use them! He’s personally taken on the full weight of the federal government to instill “discipline”! (Yeah, he’s just actually very likely one of those cowards who was bullied in middle school and now gets off on his delusions of power. What a phoney.)
That's a POWERFUL perspective in your post #11 T-Bird.
As they say... "God helps those that help themselves"
Anarchy in densely populated areas will promote rather than curtail the disease
In their wildest dreams the founders could not imagine current circumstances
Tommy the Commie Wolf doesn’t even need to worry about the voters in Pa. He’s in his 2nd term and cannot run again . He can keep this farce up as long as he chooses.
I have said from the get-go that Great Depression II will kill a hell of a lot more people than the virus.
I'm disappointed you would write that.
The problem is that for many people there is NO other way forward - either stay at home or to hell with staying at home at all.
There is a harmony that can be met. It would take work:
1) Masks at work
2) Temperatures on entering the work building
3) Serological testing to the extent possible
4) Etc.
I am (unfortunately) confident in saying that the longer this goes on, the greater number of businesses that will not re-open. And that is going to mean job loss - and a lot of job loss. How do you deal with that - order or force closed businesses to re-open? The government has no power to force that at all.
Did you stop to think that your employer is still employing half of his people. If he takes no steps to save the company, all employees would eventually lose their jobs.
If reducing the number of employees saves the company, he will more than likely rehire to at least the original number.
Unless you have owned a small business during stressful economic periods, you have no idea what the owner goes through.
I can tell you what's going to happen if some inconsiderate SOB puts me in the hospital with coronavirus. He better hope I don't make it out.
He can't order customers into the front door, though. What is he going to do -- make the U.S. Department of Defense contract with every restaurant in America to buy meals from them?
2 out of a total of how many?
What exactly would you do? Don’t edit yourself.
That's it. Consumer confidence is now gone. For months - if not years.
That sword does cut both ways, as businesses have to have the funds to re-open. In other words, the federal (or state) government cannot compel people to work a job.
If I could flick a booger on you, I would just to see you scream like a little girl. You may even wet your pants!!!LOL at the thought.
wastoute wrote:
“The question in my mind is will the Rats let us “open up” but continue to weld our borders shut?”
Southern land border with Mexico needs to shut down.
Same for Canada land border.
Same for international airports.
Nobody except citizens get in, and even there, check for WuhanVirus and quarantine as necessary.
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