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rich6490 t1_is6xezq wrote

Janet closed my friends restaurant during Covid, they geared up with $12,000 in food to “reopen” only to have Janet delay restaurant reopenings again with less than 24 hours notice. Most of this food had to be donated or was spoiled.

She could give a shit about the people of this state, and has zero solutions. Her feel good commercials don’t convince anyone with half a brain.

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keanenottheband t1_is71ikx wrote

Nah, you're right, your friend's restaurant is more important than overwhelming hospitals and people dying

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rich6490 t1_is73x5l wrote

My wife worked the Covid wing at this exact time. Of the 100 available beds, 2 were full.

At the time of you turned on the tv they blatantly lied and said the hospital was full.

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declemson t1_is85qwl wrote

Liar.

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rich6490 t1_isaaqa8 wrote

I am not… I know this triggers you because it’s not directly from a Democrats mouth.

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rich6490 t1_isau27d wrote

If living in reality triggers people then that isn’t my issue.

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rich6490 t1_isbah4f wrote

If you think facts come from brain dead babbiling Biden or Mills then you need to get your head checked.

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06_tundra_4x4 t1_is7e3hz wrote

Who again was dying in mass droves? Was it the young, healthy, physically active individuals with no underlying health conditions? Or was it the obese people with sedentary lifestyles and poor life choices who chose not to take care of themselves for entire lifetimes? The statistics become very interesting if you understand these keys facts

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weakenedstrain t1_is7oy3p wrote

I’m just curious: do you think obesity, surviving cancer, and age are justifications for a death sentence? I only ask because that’s what your comment sounds like.

I’m hoping you reply that you were just speaking hyperbolically, and that you’re not so jaded that you can still feel sympathy for the over one million people who died and their multiple millions of survivors who in many cases couldn’t even say goodbye to them.

Cause if you’re saying those people DESERVED to die horrifically and alone, that would be pretty psychotic.

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[deleted] t1_is7fwcv wrote

That's not thier fault, they have a disease! I can't stopping eating dominoes and sitting on my ass because of my disease!

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FolsomPrisonHues t1_is6yp3p wrote

You mean the pandemic closed your friends restaurant? He could have gotten a job as an essential worker. People aren't entitled to owning a business

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MaineviaIllinois t1_is6zkd5 wrote

Your friend apply for a ppp loan? That’s the kind of unforeseen emergency that should have gone to. Kind of insane your friend bought that much food coming out of a pandemic- sounds like they didn’t have much of a head for business and no amount of government assistance was going to save them from themselves.

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rich6490 t1_is73m11 wrote

$12,000 is not much food for a large restaurant. It is a lot when you’ve been struggling to survive for months.

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MaineviaIllinois t1_is74yis wrote

$12k in fresh food and vegetables means that your friend was planning on $36k a week- in essence meaning of your friend was running it close to the bone he lost all of a month and a half worth of profit- once again something a PPP loan would have easily covered. Sounds like your friend failed to plan- that isn’t on Mills. Let me guess, your friend a fail-son that inherited some money isn’t he?

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rich6490 t1_is77blv wrote

Your info isn’t close to correct unless you talking margins at a cheap diner.

No, this person earned every dime in life. People here are so accepting. Someone fails and they fucking love it, sick.

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MaineviaIllinois t1_is77uhs wrote

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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anode_cathode t1_is70hgi wrote

"Janet closed my friends restaurant." Sorry about your friend's restaurant, but can you explain how there are thousands of restaurants which continue to operate in the state that weren't closed by "Janet"

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rich6490 t1_is73pjp wrote

They had larger bank accounts to handle the bullshit delt to them… I don’t think that’s rocket science.

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weakenedstrain t1_is7pgbs wrote

Sounds like your friend didn’t have enough capital in reserve to weather a global pandemic. I’m sorry for all his poor employees who probably got even less support than he did.

At least he can lick himself up by his bootstraps and start again, unless he’s morbidly obese or lazy or something.

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rich6490 t1_isaak5x wrote

The caring and loving liberals in this sub are fucking evil people. 😂🤦‍♂️

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anode_cathode t1_isik43x wrote

Not a liberal, but I'm happy to chat with you about your anger misplacement any time!

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anode_cathode t1_is9tm94 wrote

Hilarious. I own two restaurants and we were able to get PPP money to weather the storm. No deep pockets. It was hard but maybe your friends are idiots.

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rich6490 t1_isaaxjn wrote

Maybe they are… congrats to your sucess!

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anode_cathode t1_isatoas wrote

Thanks! Maybe you should give, 'shutting the fuck up about things I know nothing about' a try. I'm pretty sure your 'friends' whose restaurant was 'closed by Janet' can give you some help with that.

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rich6490 t1_isau5ll wrote

Your a treat, I can only imagine how you are to be around in person! 😂🥂

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anode_cathode t1_isauyu2 wrote

Keep imagining because god bless america we're never going to interact in person!

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YourCurveAppeal t1_is73kb2 wrote

Mainers were dying and hospitals were being overwhelmed. According to you, profit over American lives is more important. Your friend could have use safety nets to adapt and overcome change.

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rich6490 t1_is773yk wrote

Hospitals were NOT overwhelmed at this exact moment FYI… they were only overwhelmed according to our governor, WGME and WCSH.

Maine Medical center had a significant number of beds open (with 2 patients in the Covid wing). My wife worked this wing every day before you tell me I don’t know what I’m talking about. People on this sub are so uninformed.

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raynedanser t1_is79eim wrote

They didn't want hospitals overwhelmed. Staff/patient ratio, if you're so clever, I'm sure you understand it. but maybe not since you seem to think Janet personally is responsible for your friends' restaurant failing. (spoiler: she isn't)

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raynedanser t1_is78z1a wrote

COVID. You dip. COVID. A deadly, contagious virus. A global pandemic. Get a clue.

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rich6490 t1_isa4454 wrote

I’ve had Covid, it was a mild cold for a day. Pneumonia and the flu are also deadly.

Scared, don’t leave your fucking house.

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raynedanser t1_isa699w wrote

That is NOT everyone's experience and certainly not scientific proof. It's killed or permanently injured millions.

Where did you get your epidemiology and virology degrees from to know more than the doctors?

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>Scared, don’t leave your fucking house

Are you a sociopath?

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rich6490 t1_isab2in wrote

I’m not a sociopath… how is that a crazy suggestion?

Restaurants could have stayed open, scared… stay home… want to live a normal life… go out to eat.

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raynedanser t1_isaemsy wrote

COVID, you moron. COVID.

You didn't answer me - where are your degrees from?

EDIT: You can be one of those idiotic Covid deniers all you want, but the science and the majority of the world disagrees with you. You just make yourself look bad.

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rich6490 t1_isaty9k wrote

I had Covid, I also got the vaccine and booster… I’m far from a denier.

It was 2 days of a mild cold for me (before the vax). I realize for others it’s significant just like the flu can be.

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raynedanser t1_isawrk9 wrote

You're definitely not far from a denier if you think we could have stayed opened and risked who knows how many more lives. At the very least, I'm glad that wasn't your decision to make.

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rich6490 t1_isbar26 wrote

How did Florida do? Excellent. How about New York State? Know anyone left in a nursing home?

Just becuase the Liberals repeat something 10,000 times, doesn’t make it a fact.

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