I am not on either end of the spectrum. I know the virus is real, and people have died/are dying from it. At the same time, I think there is going to be a much bigger problem if the country wide shut down continues much longer.
Many small businesses have already shut down permanently, and more will follow. People are going to lose their homes. The suicide rates will skyrocket.
Will our economy recover from this? Who knows.
I am grateful to still have a job, and work in an "essential" business. Two of my sisters own their own businesses, and I worry their businesses may not fare well.
Masks are mandatory where I work (two months into the virus). I've tried 3 different styles of "masks", including bandanas, and if we're remotely busy, I feel like I'm suffocating, to the point where I get light headed. I have exercised induced asthma and severe allergies, so my Dr advised me NOT to wear an N95 mask.
I do not judge anyone for whatever side of the fence they sit on. If they chose to wear a mask, or not, it's their business.
Our business is pretty big, they have not restricted the number of customers in the store, and we stay pretty busy. Some weekends have rivaled black Friday busy. I have wondered how it is that not one of the employees have gotten the virus. Masks have only been mandatory the past couple weeks, and gloves are optional. We are cleaning fairly regularly, but it would be impossible to clean everything that every customer has touched in between each customer.
Sorry that my thoughts are all over the place. LOL
I do feel our country needs to start allowing businesses to open, even with some precautionary measures.
If they do not, more people are going to lose their businesses, livelyhood, homes and their lives due to suicide.
On that note, I saw that CA stated that emergency services (LE, Fire, nurses, etc) will be the first cut due to budget cuts.
I fear the future of this country.
demmit.
