r/Conservative • u/huckingfoes 1A, 2A, etc. • Nov 23 '20
Walmart Thanks Government For Completely Obliterating Their Small Business Competition Satire - Flaired Users Only
https://babylonbee.com/news/walmart-thanks-government-for-completely-obliterating-their-small-business-competition/485
u/unRealityEngineer Reagan Conservative Nov 23 '20
Yeah... See? Those sarcastic Time Travelers at the Babylon Bee are just rubbing our noses in it now.
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Nov 23 '20
Sometimes I'm glad I dont live in the U.S. because there is no way my father's small bussiness could survive there in situations like that.
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u/unRealityEngineer Reagan Conservative Nov 23 '20
A lot of small businesses haven't survived. Restaurants and bars chief among them.
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Nov 23 '20
Gyms here in CA , no small business can withstand 9 mo shut down , all according to plan....
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u/unRealityEngineer Reagan Conservative Nov 23 '20
Destroy Capitalism. Destroy individual achievement not approved by Government Tyrants?
Those plans?
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u/N00TMAN Mug Club Nov 23 '20
Your country hasn't had a lockdown that hurts small business?
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Nov 23 '20
We had, but they ended. Funnily lockdowns here will start again this Friday.
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u/pseudotunas Conservative Nov 24 '20
You get people in the media here in Switzerland clamoring for another lockdown. Meanwhile a fried bluntly told me his little restaurant won't survive another lockdown. It's politicians and the media versus the people.
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Nov 23 '20
We did receive government assistance, but we barely scraped eventhough the online store tripled in revenue. If we didn't have an online store we would have been done. In one of the days we had 1 sale of 1.60 which is less than $1.
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u/SerfPleb Nov 23 '20
Common sense would be to allow the businesses to operate, not pay them to do nothing. Everyone understands the (minimal) risks of COVID, people should self regulate under that understanding.
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u/J0kerr Nov 23 '20
This is true. The government shut down all small business while letting the big boys stay open. Just look at the jump in Amazon profits.
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u/sailor-jackn Conservative Nov 23 '20
Not only that but, bigger companies have a larger financial safety net to fall back on.
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u/gregariousbarbarian Anti-leftist Nov 23 '20
And people vote for this thinking they’re part of the “resistance” lmao
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u/IamYourBestFriendAMA Libertarian Conservative Nov 23 '20
I still see Biden supporters with the #Resist or #Resistance tags on Twitter. Fucking idiots.
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u/gregariousbarbarian Anti-leftist Nov 23 '20
I wonder if they’ll resist the inevitable invasion of the US military into a new far away land...
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Nov 23 '20
That's my biggest concern. I voted for Obama because of his campaign of withdrawal and we all know how that went. I fully expect our military involvements to ramp back up again
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u/ObadiahtheSlim Lockean Nov 24 '20
Biden will be as bad or worse. He's the worst kind of chicken-shit warhawk. He'll approve the war, but won't make the tough calls (see opposition to Bin Laden raid). Exact opposite of Trump who didn't want to start any wars, but would use strong force against our attackers.
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u/RustyShkleford Nov 23 '20
I'm sorry, did a democratic president start the endless middle east wars?
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u/MadDog1981 Moderate Conservative Nov 24 '20
NeverTrumpers like Kristol are absolutely turgid at all the brown people Biden is going to bomb.
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u/gregariousbarbarian Anti-leftist Nov 24 '20
Brown lives only matter to the left if they live here (and vote democrat of course)
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u/MadDog1981 Moderate Conservative Nov 24 '20
It's been the worst quality of American foreign policy since Carter. We stick our noses in these centuries old conflicts and pick a winner and then are shocked that it bites us in the ass every single time.
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u/MethodicMarshal Nov 23 '20
I mean, I can't name a single person--on any side of the political spectrum--that would defend Walmart or Amazon.
We all use them because of either A) Convenience and/or B) Cost, but nearly everyone would prefer a Mom n Pop if it was available.
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u/SirNashicus Nov 23 '20
How are Trump and McConnell better than Biden and Co. at protecting people from corporate interests?
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u/racerbaggins Nov 23 '20
These were the actions of the Trump administration.
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u/karkonis Conservative Nov 23 '20
Trump had nothing to do with gavin newsom closing the largest state economy in america. But no matter what his actions were, somone like you will always be there to negate them.
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u/triopstrilobite Nov 23 '20
Y'all still act like there's no pandemic, like there's no war in Ba Sing Se
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u/karkonis Conservative Nov 23 '20
I think people are acting just fine, according to science. If your at risk, you should be acting accordingly.
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u/karkonis Conservative Nov 23 '20
? Fine is a word I wouldnt choose to use, as people are in fact losing their lives, but hey do what you will.
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u/PuhBuhGuh_ Nov 23 '20
These were the actions of state and local governments
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u/celtickodiak Nov 23 '20
Yes, state and local governments in response to Trump's administration playing down the pandemic and ultimately doing nothing. Pushing to have the economy open back up because his own ventures were failing, and taking the 8 month small business stimulus, knocking it down to 3 months, and either pocketing the rest, or giving it to his supporters, like Kanye West.
Not really sure how long yall can actively support a man who has repeatedly screwed you, told you he is screwing you, and you act like he is a saint.
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u/WellThatShitSucksBro Nov 23 '20
This sounds funny coming from someone who gets their information from the babylonbee
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u/IrishGoodbye4 No Step on Snek Nov 23 '20 edited Nov 23 '20
The “resistance” = all democrats, the mainstream media, google, Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, big tech, big pharma, the majority of the US government, all celebrities, the CCP, and the most influential millionaires and billionaires. Fucking lol. lEt ThAt SiNk In
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u/machine4589 Nov 23 '20
If you think only one political party supports large business interests you’re a fool. All parties and all government officials get checks from big businesses
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u/Et12355 Libertarian Conservative Nov 23 '20
People need to stop viewing politics as a game of ideology and realize it’s always been a game of power. All politicians behave in a way that serves their own interests—to gain power, hold power, and deny it from others—before they act to serve the people. Most of the time, and factions that serve the people are only taken because it also helps them get re-elected.
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u/lunca_tenji Nov 23 '20
Sure but only one side has followers that claim to resist those businesses
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u/IrishGoodbye4 No Step on Snek Nov 23 '20
Lol if you think my comment was stating “only one political party supports large business interests” you’re a fucking fool. Learn to read bud
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u/machine4589 Nov 23 '20
Well if you’re going to be condescending, you were speaking on resistance, which you elaborated on the following: “all democrats, mainstream media, etc” implying that ALL democrats, and no republicans. So youre saying saying that dems are the problem, not republicans in this “resistance” you’re referencing. So I was correct in saying that you believe only one political party is the issue, off the inference that the issues you highlighted you correlated to only dems. Learn to better understand what you’re saying next time there bud before you make a dumb reply back lol
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u/Al3jandr01011 Christian Conservative Nov 23 '20
"...The majority of the US government..."
Where was a party mentioned?
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u/IrishGoodbye4 No Step on Snek Nov 23 '20
Lol right? Typical lefty diversion to a different topic by “inferring” shit you never said. He’s a troll.
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Nov 23 '20
But it's not Republicans who were, and still are, destroying every large city in the USA. 90% of large cities are run, and have been run by liberals for decades, some for over 100 years. Sure Republican's have an agenda, and many do support large businesses, but who owns amazon,walmart, Facebook, twitter? Not Republicans.
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I said "large cities" and what I said is 100% accurate. Ah yes, someone being facetious but can't read what the other person actually said, very clever
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u/f24np Nov 23 '20
To be fair, both sides of the aisle are responsible for the government extending help to big business but not small business. It’s possible to want shut downs for safety and ALSO want the govt to use their power/money to support small business and working people the same way they support Wall Street dickheads and mega companies.
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u/RIPHarambe28 Nov 23 '20
There are leftists who think that the right is just a bunch of bigots who wouldn't quit being bigots until they get treated the same way marginalized groups have. It's no shocker that Chinese small businesses tanked after COVID, but they wanted all small businesses shut down to "not be racist".
I'm a Democrat, but I'm not a lunatic. Personally,I don't agree with this stupidity. But that lunacy goes on through their minds and good fucking luck persuading them. I think Democrats have quite a few good policies they can offer, but morons like the examples listed above, violent looters, and the overall intolerant dickheads on our side are causing a lot more harm in the long run to our party than good.
They're slowly gonna push away the moderates like me towards being independent thinkers.
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u/gregariousbarbarian Anti-leftist Nov 24 '20
They're slowly gonna push away the moderates like me towards being independent thinkers.
If you already see the writing on the wall you should leave before it's too late.
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u/Panzershrekt Reagan Conservative Nov 23 '20
People vote for this, while complaining about big corporations, still believing they're voting against Wall Street.
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u/Baljit147 Conservative Nov 23 '20
It seems that the most useless people are the most uselful idiots.
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Nov 23 '20
While I do agree with most of what you’ve said I have to argue the Amazon point.
Keep in mind Amazon is mostly a platform for online retailers. Those retailers can be both big or small players so it’s a misconception to say that Amazon is ruining small businesses.
If anything Amazon online retailers are “ruining” the small local brick and mortar shops. But that’s in my opinion due to people not keeping up with today’s marketplace dynamics.
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u/Wallace_II Conservative Nov 23 '20
But many small brick and mortar shops help supplement their income by selling on Amazon and other platforms. In those cases, it may be the only thing keeping some small businesses afloat.
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u/aboardthegravyboat Conservative Nov 23 '20
Whether it's this, tax policy, minimum wage, or whatever, every time Democrats get hold of something, they think they're sticking it to the big guys, but they're really just sticking it to the smaller guys that won't be able to compete anymore. Then you guy people like Costco that come up and publicly support the leftist policies... because they welcome that lack of competition.
If you want to implement actual honest-to-God fascism, this is really the way to get it done, long term.
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u/zd625 Nov 23 '20
Why can't the government help the small businesses then by providing them with a proper stimulus package to get them through a lockdown?
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u/HashtagLootGet Nov 23 '20
because it's in the pockets of large corporations like walmart for shareholders to get first dibs on government money.
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u/darDARWINwin Nov 23 '20
The irony is Walmart has been destroying small businesses for 20 years
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u/Dreviore Nov 23 '20
As somebody who's witnessed Walmart open a store in a town with under 1000 people, and immediately close shop after their competition left (forcing residents to drive 30 minutes to the next town for the nearest Walmart)
It shocks nobody.
The family that ran the local grocery store converted his basement into a small shopping centre because of it
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u/quack2thefuture2 Pro-Life Conservative Nov 23 '20
Remember, buying a shirt from a small business gives you covid, but buying the same shirt from Wal-Mart is ok.
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u/TrikStari Anti-communist Nov 24 '20
We are witnessing the greatest theft of wealth and prosperity in human history, and are in fact enabling it through inaction.
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Nov 23 '20
My governor released a statement telling us not to have family thanksgiving.
In the same statement he said no restrictions on retail. Black Friday is still on
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u/justingolden21 Moderate Conservative Nov 23 '20
Amazon would be destined to do incredibly well during a pandemic anyway, would they not?
Don't get me wrong, government sucks, they're screwing small business even more, but Amazon's recent success is because everyone is sheltering in place, not because of the government.
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Nov 23 '20
More so because AWS though isn't it? They get paid by people using Disney+, Netflix, Reddit, Imgur, etc
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u/lgb_br Nov 23 '20
Yup. Amazon is freaking huge, and loads of people use their platforms for a shit ton of stuff. Disney+, ESPN, Dow Jones, European Space Agency, Nordstrom, Nokia, Novartis, Lyft, NASDAQ, McDonalds and Lamborghini (Among like, 200 other huge companies) all use AWS.
Some small business in my city also use them for their online sales, so yeah, there's always another side to the story.
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u/Merlota Nov 23 '20
They noticed
"We have to make sure those uppity business owners never threaten us again," said Bezos while sitting in a massive chair and stroking a white cat.
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Nov 23 '20
I know it’s satire, but I want to know if there is a correlation between politicians who have Amazon/target/Walmart stock and politicians who support lockdowns...
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u/Fuckoakwood Nov 23 '20
She's got a lot of money tied into big tech, she's the exact type of person we do not need in our government. Big tech is killing small business
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Nov 23 '20
Everyone smart has money in big tech now and has since the March crash at least
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u/Fuckoakwood Nov 23 '20
Amazon is a safe bet, but our policy makers should not have invested interest in companies that actively lobby them. Do you not see how fucked up that is?
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u/yendrush Nov 23 '20
We should require all politicians to release their tax returns and there should be a ethics oversight committee to make sure things are on the up and up. But of course that makes too much sense so the libtards have fought it tooth and nail.
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u/Mountains-Molehills Nov 23 '20
Dunno. Wouldn't mind if they'd provide for their people like every other civilized country in the world, but those cunts just recessed the Senate again before any sort of funding package was arranged.. So who TF knows?
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u/JaggerA Nov 23 '20
Yeah, it's a shame that scumbags like McConnell keep getting elected just to harm the working class
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Nov 23 '20
Governor Hutchinson in Arkansas implemented a statewide mask mandate that went into effect the same day that Wal-Mart's mask mandate for all its stores did.
So, to answer your query, YES.
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u/mxzf Nov 23 '20
Well, anyone with a stock portfolio probably has at least some stock in those big name companies. They just have too much consistent value and long-term growth to be ignored unless someone is doing so on principle.
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u/AroundTheWorldIn80Pu Nov 23 '20
Pretty much any american with a 401k holds those stocks.
If you need an example of questionable behaviour, Perdue bought Pfizer stock in february after being briefed on COVID.
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u/duffman1979 Nov 23 '20
Are you fkn serious? Do you also wonder if there's a correlation between politicians who are feverishly anti-gun control who may have also taken "campaign financing" from Winchester, or climate change deniers who line their coiffers with funds from Exxon?
You might be a special kind of stupid.
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u/kennetic Conservatarian Nov 23 '20
So last new year's I made the resolution to stop buying Chinese-made cheap products. This new year's I think I'll make the resolution to stop using big box stores entirely. It's going to be difficult but I think it's worth it.
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u/mrfomocoman Texas Conservative Nov 23 '20
Just the opposite effect for me. I’ve been avoiding Walmarts/Targets and giving more of my business to the little guys.
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u/dont_ban_me_bruh Nov 23 '20
I mean, when you actually give most of your Small Business Relief Fund to medium and large-sized businesses, and then refuse to pass any additional legislation because the Dems are demanding the next bill actually require complete disclosures of the handouts given... yeah, they're gonna die. Thanks, McConnell.
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u/NotHunterBiden Conservative Nov 23 '20
It’s just horrible seeing signs stating going out of business after 70+ years. Meanwhile Pelosi, Ocasio and the rest of the gang keep playing political games.
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u/Hue_Jaenis Nov 23 '20
Even worse is them not adhering to the very restrictions they impose. “Laws for thee, not for me” seems to be the mantra for these people.
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u/username_needed_or Nov 23 '20
Yeah, like it’s their fault... 😂
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u/Masterjason13 Fiscal Conservative Nov 23 '20
Well, it is...
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u/username_needed_or Nov 23 '20
😂😂😂😂
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u/Deeper_Into_Madness Conservative Libertarian Nov 23 '20
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Right here, everyone. We have a prime example of the Leftist response to any question that requires a thoughtful, factual response.
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u/TackyBrad NC conservative Nov 23 '20
Don't really need stimulus if they're allowed to so business as usual.
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Nov 23 '20
The bailouts, the federal actions, the politicizing always leaves the small players out to dry. It doesn't seem to matter if Democrats or Republicans are in charge, small business gets the shaft and big business gets whatever they want. It's about time that small business was put in front of the line.
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u/ElfBingley Nov 23 '20
Here in Australia when we had a shutdown, the government subsidised all the small businesses (SMEs) but told the large corporations they were on their own. For the record, we have 2.1 million registered SMEs.
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u/Lurker0459 4 more years Nov 23 '20
If you think this is bad, just wait if Biden can get the $15 federal minimum wage passed. Then the remaining mom and pop shops go bye bye.
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u/realif3 Nov 23 '20
Eh.
Both parties have their set of big businesses they protect.
The right has oil, gas and military/weapons manufacturing.
The left has hollywood and silicon valley.
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u/karkonis Conservative Nov 23 '20
One makes the world turn, the other makes the world burn.
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u/BruceCampbell123 Christian Conservatarian Nov 23 '20
This really isn't satirical, though it should be. Walmart was, and still is, in favor of the $15 an hour minimum wage demand all those year ago as well. They know if would put everyone else out of business and their profits would soar.
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u/BossOfGuns Nov 23 '20
I agree with this: Why would a town of bumfuck nowhere follow the same rules as downtown NY?
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u/Veleda380 Conservative Nov 23 '20
Yes, this has been an exercise in how much unconstitutionality the American public will tolerate.
Turns out it’s quite a lot.
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u/karkonis Conservative Nov 23 '20
We here in california just sued our governer forcing a stop to any new unconstitutional "executive" orders, then he initiated a 10pm curfew that no police officers are willing to uphold (due to it being against the law, ans their budgets being cut)
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u/DietCokeYummie Moderate Conservative Nov 24 '20
I think they started pulling permits from bars and restaurants who didn't comply here :(
I'm in Louisiana and we are basically normal besides masks and the 11pm alcohol curfew now. There were some rumors of going back down a phase or two, but it hasn't happened yet. Fingers crossed.
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u/Veleda380 Conservative Nov 23 '20
The states are bound by the Constitution, too. And all of them have been unconstitutional.
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Nov 23 '20
They don't. Lockdowns are absolutely 100% unconstitutional. The constitution was put in place as a safeguard for all Americans no matter which state and local government you fall under. Contrary to popular belief the federal government ONLY exists to ensure the rights of the people are upheld.
Some morons think that somehow the ruling back in the 1900s about quarantines for the Spanish flu says otherwise but I would point out that quarantines are not even close to a lockdown. I accept quarantines because they actually show scientific evidence that it helps.
Businesses need to be fighting this tooth and nail. Governors of these states need to be sued for every dollar the state economy lost, they had no right to ruin people's lives.
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u/unfriendly_chemist Nov 23 '20
The problem is that people are either too stupid or don’t care to do the right thing. Most businesses won’t shut down for the greater good, so you need to force them. If you don’t then you get a high percent positive rate.
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Nov 23 '20
You would not have liked living in the US during WWII. People had to do things that clashed with libertarian philosophy.
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u/mcattak1 Nov 23 '20
Pretty sure Walmart has been putting the little guy out of business for years. Don’t remember you guys complaining when they were filling there shelves with cheap Chinese goods and grinding the American manufacturers out of existence. Do believe Sam Walton contributed plenty of money to your conservative politicians.
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u/creutzfeldtz Nov 23 '20
At least in the past small business has a fighting fucking chance. At this point the government is basically just shooting them in the head
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u/ImSickOfYouToo Nov 23 '20
I love it when liberals love to concoct ways to increase taxes and wages on businesses thinking they are going to "get" Wal-Mart and Amazon but the actual effect is to obliterate small and growing enterprises instead while the giants pass the costs on to their customers.
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u/shothrdaroundthewrld Nov 24 '20
That’s cause they don’t understand economics. Shit even the simple concept of supply and demand is quantum mechanics to them
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u/Relative_Quiet Nov 23 '20
Crazy how all my liberal friends who say support local before COVID are not even bringing this up
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u/jldebora Nov 23 '20
It is silly that local government has some say on shutting down small businesses but seems like no say on big-box stores. This is essentially why the mayor where I live opposes any shutdown, sees it as useless if it is only going to hurt local businesses and possibly/likely not help with covid at all especially if people can still go to the big-box stores.
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u/anash224 Nov 23 '20
Well, what’s better: have all businesses function at 50% capacity for 1 year (lower since people who are high risk will not patron local businesses in person) or have them closed for a duration and then reopen at 100% capacity after a 6 week period.
Let’s do the math. Let’s call 1 years’ worth of profit P.
Option A: no lockdown, operate at 50%. Profit = .5(P) Option B: 6 week lockdown then reopen at full capacity. 52 weeks per year, minus 6 for lockdown, so 46/52=.88 so .88(P)
The math favors a strict lockdown into a full reopening, but half measures were taken. People pushed back against mask use, social distancing and the virus’ existence and impact, so a painful lockdown period was not followed by a clean reopening. Dragging this out further is clearly more costly than just getting rid of it. There are obviously cases where a business simply can not survive 6 weeks with no revenue, that’s what the small business loans were for but much of that relief largely went to very large corporations who were already better equipped to weather the storm. Damn, if only we had a republican in office who could have made sure those corporations didn’t get all the money while small businesses suffered. Oh wait...
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u/bigbubbuzbrew MAGA Nov 23 '20
Yup. Kill any local business. Divert money to franchises and big corporations.
Thanks Democrats.
Dems: "We're shutting down all farmers markets and anything organic. But hey, McDonald's is open!"
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u/bigbubbuzbrew MAGA Nov 23 '20
Dem Code:
We = You
I = Only Wealthy Peeps Like Us
We Need = You WILL
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u/Nanteen666 Right of Reagan Nov 23 '20
Govt : what 5 people in a store!?!? SHUT IT DOWN!!!!
Also Govt : walmart has 1800 people inside?. No danger shop on.
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Nov 23 '20
Conservatives have controlled the Senate and White House for 2 years, conservatives have been installed at the head of nearly every single federal agency, and over half the states in this country have republican governors and legislatures.
What the fuck kind of meth are yall even smoking anymore ho lee shit. inb4 ban
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u/thetirpitz1944 Gen Z Conservative Nov 23 '20
People don't seem to realize that corporations and pretty much all institutions and brands are all owned by a small core of companies. Like for our media for example. Only six companies own all of what we see and hear. Very powerful position to be in if you were in those six.
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u/cuttups Nov 23 '20
This was done by the current conservative government though.
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u/DrSplarf Gen Z Conservative Nov 23 '20
After being screamed at to shut things down
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u/cuttups Nov 23 '20
You can shut things down and still support small businesses.
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u/DrSplarf Gen Z Conservative Nov 23 '20
He tried. Guess who blocked it
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u/cuttups Nov 23 '20
Link to source?
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u/DrSplarf Gen Z Conservative Nov 23 '20
Source 2 for Dems blocking a different one
Dems blocked small business boost, and wanted it to go more towards "community based financial institutions"
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u/cuttups Nov 23 '20
"Democrats do not object to the increase in funding, but they are calling for half of the new money to be targeted to "community-based financial institutions" which they say help businesses owned by minorities, veterans and rural Americans across the country."
That doesn't seem like a bad thing to ask for assuming those institutions are held accountable.
Edit. As for link one it seems like everyone was for that.
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u/caf323 Nov 23 '20
Wait I'm sorry, who has controlled 2/3 of the government this year?
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u/JamPantstheFif Conservative Nov 23 '20
When did the federal government tell the states to shut down?
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Nov 23 '20
Biggest wealth transfer in history and the Bernie types are quiet.
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u/SPDScricketballsinc Nov 23 '20
Bernie himself tweeted regarding this exact wealth transfer. AOC and other liberal Democrats would agree that the wealth transfer that just took place is horrible for the country long term
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u/Duyfkenthefirst Nov 23 '20
Bernie types are quiet.
Not sure that is true. Go check out the main subreddits and they are going nuts about this kind of thing
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Nov 23 '20
This is one of the messier attempts at satire I’ve seen in a while. Whoever wrote it should disregard their political druthers and do an internship at “The Onion”.
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u/Relenski Nov 23 '20
i hope you know this is a satirical site.
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Just because its written in a humorous way doesn't mean the main point is false.
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u/Relenski Nov 23 '20
... do you hear yourself? If I lie on purpose, it’s a lie. If I tell you that the sky is red as a joke, you’re not supposed to look up and see red. But if I say it to someone that already has it in their head that it’s red, well they might.
That’s not how any of this works. The point is that people have a very bad time filtering satire from the truth when the satire fits their bubble of thought.
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u/TheGreatRevealer Conservative Millennial Nov 23 '20
Please look up the definition of satire. And also any other words you don't understand in the future.
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u/ConcernedSimian Nov 23 '20
I thought conservatives love capatalism and hate government regulation?
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u/Keypenpad Nov 23 '20
So not pro life then?
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Nov 23 '20
"More people will die if you don't sacrifice your entire livelihood for a virus with a 99.7% recovery rate so if you don't want to do that you're not pro-life"
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u/Deeper_Into_Madness Conservative Libertarian Nov 23 '20
It's satire, as others have pointed out, but the Conservative, anti-reg part of us would NEVER ask for a small business to close it's door for a virus that has a 99+% survival rate. Hell, even if people are falling over dead in the street, would never tell someone to close their doors. This is America.
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u/MastaMayne Nov 23 '20
This is legitimately one of my worst fears from this lockdown bs. Small businesses are the backbone of our entire economy. So what we’re just going to let Amazon and Walmart completely monopolize the hole created from all of this?