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Government Tells Stores What to Sell
As levels of pandemic hysteria continue to set new highs, some local governments have started telling stores what they can and cannot sell.
Grocery stores and big-box retailers mostly escaped the government’s dreaded “non-essential” label. Therefore, local governments allowed many stores to stay open throughout the outbreak. However, the government is tightening the leash on essential businesses.
Some local and state governments are placing restrictions on the types of items that essential business can sell during the outbreak. Despite being open, some stores are being forced to empty shelves or rope of aisles in order to prevent shoppers from browsing non-essential goods.
In Vermont, the local officials advise businesses across the state to suspend sales of electronics and other goods deemed nonessential. The state is justifying the overreach of governmental authority by telling the public that is for their own good. Officials say they don’t want bored quarantined shoppers lingering in stores browsing for nonessential goods. This is because it creates more traffic in the stores. Instead, the state says these customers should shop for these items online.
While some shoppers have expressed support for the measures, the climate is drastically different among business owners. These companies have already been struggling to stay open and pay their staff. Now, they can’t even sell all of the goods they have in stock. The ruling is especially problematic for smaller businesses that lack e-commerce sales channels.
Many business owners are beginning to feel like the government is using the crisis as an excuse to overstep its boundaries. In fact, this kind of government economic micromanagement is strikingly similar to socialist policies in place in countries like Cuba and Venezuela. It certainly doesn’t seem appropriate for the government of the world’s foremost capitalist country to impose on its citizens in this matter.
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State of Vermont tells stores what they can sell and not sell.
Welcome to Vermont’s experiment with government control of industry: AKA Communism. @theblaze #Vermont https://t.co/7wYRuYBxRa
— Taylor (@2019wasbetter) April 2, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak has led to a massive expansion in the size and scope of the federal government. Coronavirus relief legislation alone has added trillions of dollars to the national debt. Also, governmental restrictions are threatening to bankrupt many businesses. There have even been reports that the government will take equity stakes in any airlines that want to accept government bailout money.
The obvious question is, where does this all end? Did the government suddenly become an all-seeing, all-knowing force that people should trust to regulate all aspects of day-to-day life? Many Americans understandably see the government’s draconian restrictions as a direct affront to their personal liberties. It seems like new restrictions are put in place on a daily basis. Additionally, some conscientious Americans are wondering if the government will ever relinquish its newfound grip on the day-to-day economy.
Between the sensationalist media and the power-hungry government, the official narrative of the coronavirus outbreak has terrorized many Americans. However, it’s important that we realize what’s being done in the name of security could ultimately be a ploy to implement more government control.
America has survived dozens of crises in its history. However, it always managed to hold onto its reputation as a bastion for personal liberty and economic freedom. We can’t afford to sell out our core values because of a relatively pedestrian cold virus. At some point, the public needs to stand up and say, “enough is enough”.
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This is a “test” provided by the “deep state” COMMUNISTS to see how much the people will take before they start to retaliate….. https://youtu.be/NjjybyJ59Lw
Please check out this video.
Your right on the money Cliff… I’ve been saying this all along, and from the start
“I’ve refused to Comply”
It is not a test. it is the real deal. they are just implementing in stages so people start to get used to one stage before the next hits… it is also the aim to close down permanently all small to medium businesses and leave only the big multinational owned big box stores
Government is DESIGNED to provide for us, those goods and services that we cannot provide FOR OURSELVES. When the “Government decides” what we WANT and NEED it’s time for THAT “government” to go!!!! What we’re seeing here is the DEMOCRATS deciding FOR US what we are to be ALLOWED TO HAVE!!
It’s time and more to tell them to GO AWAY—————-FAR, FAR AWAY——-and don’t come back!!!
Sir yes sir, but the gun stores are still OPEN
Not all the last account there were 11 states that shut down gun stores despite the federal government saying they were essential.
How can it be the Democrats, when the Republicans are in full control of everything right now???!!! Really ??!! Get you head out of your other end!! Plainly stated in this,” The Government “
HAHAHA, you better look again. Who controls the HOUSE, how many states are by each party?
Half the government is controlled by the House…all demo/socialists. Including that hag Pelosi who blocks everything Trump tries to do for the betterment of this country. Everything!! Her and her cronies Soros, Sanders, the Clintons and the obamanations want nothing more than to see this country go down in flames so they can install their New World Order government. Open your eyes…clear out your ears and pay attention to what is happening in this country today!!
It’s time for Govt. to step back & get out of the way for a change!! Quit trying to be the catch-all for everything & let the cards fall where they may & give back a bit of their power to the people!….Govt has “Smothered” us way too much & usurped our freedoms- one by one..until it already feel like a totalitarian Country!..Take heed America & hold dear your 1st & 2nd Amendment rights …..let’s just hope it’s not too late!!
This is exactly what the liberals want and they are trying to implement it in small ways so they can take a bigger bite the next pandemic and there will be another because the liberals know they can use it for their power grab over the American people
Great Gov lies; it’s for your own good, we’re here to help, just get in the boxcar, we’ll take you to a better place!!!
Just a couple of days I commented on a website that all these restrictions and government no-no’s are just a rehearsal for living in a socialist world….thanks for backing me up. These millenials have no idea what socialism is…they are drawn in by ‘free’college educations, free housing free everything. But, in reality, there is no truth to any of this. Look at Venzuala now. What once was a thriving, beautiful country until Socialism took over. Now people are starving, there are no jobs, they are losing their homes there is nothing left. This younger generation think it can never happen here.. If they opened their eyes, and used their brains, they would see it already has. The demo/socialist party will promise everything, but in typical socialist regime, will deliver nothing.
The government (Federal or State) can not tell a business what they can or cannot sell unless the product is illegal to begin with.
They can and will in a socialist world….
Eventually they/we will realize there is no such thing as a “non essential” business. Non essential businesses go out of business with no help from the government.
I ran out of ink, was able to get it at walmart, so to me and my use, it was essential to me.
Also, Micro center was open so I could get the battery for my computer. Without computer how can one buy on line??
Surely there are other similar stories.