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Originally Posted by Rain Man
I must admit that one of the most disappointing things of this whole shutdown is the fact that liquor stores and marijuana stores were deemed "essential". I presume it's because the government figured it would cause more problems to close them than to leave them open, but what does that say about our society?
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Tax revenue bro.
It's like closing down Walmart here. Or casinos.
Walmart is the number 1 contributor to the local option sales tax here. And one county over, the casino is literally FUNDING parts of the school district in lieu of additional local option sales taxes.
I don't know about there but pretty much the only things getting shut down here are small business. The chain restaurants are drive-up or carry-out and the chain stores are all open. It's all about generating enough revenue to stay open.