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MaineviaIllinois t1_is77uhs wrote

Reply to comment by rich6490 in Maine voters to choose governor amid economic uncertainty and social upheaval by soulc

Nobody loves it- but blaming Mills for your friends failed business without acknowledging that your friend sucks at business- is a bit ridiculous. Look we all wish he was a better business person- he wasn’t. He sucked at it and his workers and business paid the price- happens all the time- just ask Trump Airlines, Trump University, or Trump Steaks- not everyone is cut out to run a business. A profitable restaurant typically runs at a food cost of about a third with a profit margin of 3-5%. If your friend wasn’t doing that, it goes a long way to explain why his business struggled.

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06_tundra_4x4 t1_is7esi5 wrote

Mmm yes. Why shouldn’t you blame a business owner for the government forcing them to close their business for months on end!? It IS that business owners fault to involuntarily close their doors and stop ALL revenue because for your “health and safety”.

The scariest thing anyone can say is “Hello I’m from the government and I’m here to protect you”.

  • Do you remember the Japanese internment camps in the 1940s, the war on drugs, the Vietnam war, Invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan.
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MaineviaIllinois t1_is7f7bc wrote

The government provided CRAZY amounts of free money to businesses to support them- with a simple application process and completely forgivable loans that could in essence be used for anything- yes I blame someone who couldn’t figure out how to adapt even despite the considerable help from the government that individual people and workers did not receive. Btw, not sure quoting Reagan is a great look- the senile old coot couldn’t even remember selling arms to Iran and Iraq to funnel money to death squads in SlCentral and South America.

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06_tundra_4x4 t1_is7g08e wrote

Fuck him too. And yes, shut down the economy and make the entire US populace reliant on federal funding. ‘Follow these strict federal policies so you can get your federal money’ (because we took away all other ways for you to survive). Sounds like communism (and not the Red scare of the 20th century)

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MaineviaIllinois t1_is7gfct wrote

Nobody took them away- I don’t know about you but I was getting food from Restaurants way more during the pandemic to support them. Smart ones adapted and switched to pickup and delivery. Other ones perished- kind of a whole survival of the fittest thing.

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06_tundra_4x4 t1_is7gw65 wrote

I wouldn’t say “survival of the fittest”. More of “Comply or lose everything while those at the top still do whatever the fuck they want”

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MaineviaIllinois t1_is7ih94 wrote

Not sure about you - but I generally don’t eat at restaurants that don’t comply with government requirements. Love the health department.

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06_tundra_4x4 t1_is7gy67 wrote

“I have money and power, you do not”. “Do what I say”

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Shilo788 t1_is7uzl8 wrote

Wow you are trotting out Reagans big lie cause the current GOP lies aren't enough? They are there to protect you as much as they are protecting the public from a massive epidemic, or pollution, or any other problem brought on by greed and ignorance that science and government have the capacity to fix. So sick of complaining about the government, it has its pro lems but still it is always worse when the GOP gets control cause their real God is money not JC who they would want to kill or jail again if he showed up today. We all know this. The government is just an easy target that deflects from the crimes business has committed for profits. Classic example the forever chemicals we have to deal with now where known by the manufacturers as dangerous but they kept that secret as long as possible, just like the fossil fuel companies and global warming. I trust the government more than any private company like DuPont or ExxonMobil, unless it is controlled by GOP and Trumpers, they are POS trash that have no business running anything.

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raynedanser t1_isacdob wrote

>Do you remember the Japanese internment camps in the 1940s, the war on drugs, the Vietnam war, Invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Those are not the same. We did not have a deadly virus making it's way around the globe. The fact that you could try to equivocate shows how sick you are.

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