[ExI] you'll never see this again

[spike at rainier66.com]

> On Behalf Of BillK via extropy-chat
Subject: Re: [ExI] you'll never see this again

On Fri, 3 Jul 2020 at 13:50, spike jones via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> We have few levers government can pull in the US, but one of them is to shut down the bars, because states do hold a lot of arbitrary power over liquor licenses.  We have pretty solid evidence those are super-spreaders, so… close em now.  Society can go on without them, and if some go out of business, new ones will arise after the crisis.
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> spike
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Tomorrow, 4th July, England is reopening all the bars!
After months of abstinence it is expected that half the nation will be seriously inebriated by around 4 pm. Survivors will stagger to music and night club bars for the evening rave party. Masks very optional, as shouting over loud music will be required. Of course it is well-known that consuming large quantities of alcohol is very helpful in following complicated rules about social distancing, hand-washing, no hugging, etc.
Either the virus has disappeared or the results will be very predictable.



BillK

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BillK, I understand 4 July is the official anniversary of a little misunderstanding the colonies had with His Majesty.  {8-]

I too fear reopening bars is a really bad idea, and I oppose this while recognizing that I am one who has no dog in that fight, for I do not patronize them.  In the states, those liquor licenses are an area where the government is nearly dictatorial: there are rules that must be met at the state, county and city levels.  As I understand it, if any one of those three levels of government choose to suspend an on-site license, they can do it.  I am not speaking from experience for I have never been in a nightclub, but I am told by reliable sources that it is the ideal environment for spreading disease.

On the other hand, on-site liquor sales are taxed at all three of those levels (plus the federal government) so all three (or four if we include the Fed) of those organizations have a vested interest in keeping them open.

In the recent California case spike (no relation) we are seeing a lot more new cases in young healthy people which points to protest rallies and bars.  We can shut down bars, but we cannot shut down protest rallies.  Oy vey, mercy.

spike