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Old 05-15-2021, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by jimjamuser View Post
I believe that Amazon Prime and Walmart can DELIVER just about anything. They did during the quarantine. The economy was slower, but it continued along. It was safer with less exposure to CV. Florida opened up too soon because of greed for profit over protecting its citizens. The 1st rule of government is NOT to protect the profits - it is to PROTECT the people. That is the point of government because individuals can NOT protect other individuals as well as a regional or federal government can! .......Government 101.
And yet Florida still did better than the states with severe lockdowns like NY, PA, MI, etc. Florida did a better job of protecting the vulnerable while keeping the economy running. Fewer deaths, less damage the the economy. I would say that Florida is one state that got it right...