by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Even in the event of a massive power surge, Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp, is destined to remain a dim bulb. Yesterday he announced that cities and counties in his state do not have the authority to impose face mask requirements on their residents, and he voided all of the mask requirements that have been imposed by local governments within his state. Several large Georgia cities had required the wearing of face masks in public places - cities including Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah, Athens, and Rome - and pushback to the governor's fiat appears to be certain and swift.
Governor Kemp, for his part, would like for people to choose to wear face masks - out of a sense of personal responsibility and not because of a government mandate. Kay Ivey, the Republican governor of the neighboring state of Alabama, had been of the same mind, but yesterday she changed course and mandated that persons in Alabama who could not social distance in public must wear face masks. Governor Ivey then whined that she felt her order was going to be hard to enforce.
Kevin Stitt, the Republican governor of Oklahoma, a state that does not have a mandatory face mask order, announced yesterday that he has COVID-19 and is ill with the disease. Governor Stitt attended Donald Trump's unsafe political rally in Tulsa on June 20th, but he believes he did not contract the virus and disease there.
As politicians like Brian Kemp, Kay Ivey, and Kevin Stitt pull their political wagons in various directions, American businesses, the bulwark of the capitalist economic system, seem to be deciding that it is in their best interest to keep the public and their employees as safe as possible. Many national chains like Best Buy, Kohls, Costco, and Starbucks already have mask orders in place for their businesses, and yesterday Krogers and Walmart announced that they would be following suit.
Walmart Stores and Sam's Clubs will begin requiring the wearing of face masks next Monday, July 20th. This week the stores are busy training employees how to respond to the various crises that are likely to erupt in their stores nationwide when the new policy takes effect. A whole bunch of Chads and Karens can be expected to raise hell when one of those kindly little old people in a blue vest asks them to give up their personal liberties and wear a mask!
Walmart will offer complimentary masks at the door, and they will be available for purchase inside of each store. Several varieties in various amounts are also available from Walmart (and numerous other providers) on-line over the internet.
American politicians may lack the resolve to get us to act in our own best interests, but the American business community, motivated by sales and profits, feels no such compunction. They want healthy employees and customers to keep the marketplace functioning.
And Walmart will likely become be the tail that wags the dog and brings about the social acceptability of wearing masks nationwide - because once you are kicked out of Walmart, where else is there left to go!
Citizen Journalist
Even in the event of a massive power surge, Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp, is destined to remain a dim bulb. Yesterday he announced that cities and counties in his state do not have the authority to impose face mask requirements on their residents, and he voided all of the mask requirements that have been imposed by local governments within his state. Several large Georgia cities had required the wearing of face masks in public places - cities including Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah, Athens, and Rome - and pushback to the governor's fiat appears to be certain and swift.
Governor Kemp, for his part, would like for people to choose to wear face masks - out of a sense of personal responsibility and not because of a government mandate. Kay Ivey, the Republican governor of the neighboring state of Alabama, had been of the same mind, but yesterday she changed course and mandated that persons in Alabama who could not social distance in public must wear face masks. Governor Ivey then whined that she felt her order was going to be hard to enforce.
Kevin Stitt, the Republican governor of Oklahoma, a state that does not have a mandatory face mask order, announced yesterday that he has COVID-19 and is ill with the disease. Governor Stitt attended Donald Trump's unsafe political rally in Tulsa on June 20th, but he believes he did not contract the virus and disease there.
As politicians like Brian Kemp, Kay Ivey, and Kevin Stitt pull their political wagons in various directions, American businesses, the bulwark of the capitalist economic system, seem to be deciding that it is in their best interest to keep the public and their employees as safe as possible. Many national chains like Best Buy, Kohls, Costco, and Starbucks already have mask orders in place for their businesses, and yesterday Krogers and Walmart announced that they would be following suit.
Walmart Stores and Sam's Clubs will begin requiring the wearing of face masks next Monday, July 20th. This week the stores are busy training employees how to respond to the various crises that are likely to erupt in their stores nationwide when the new policy takes effect. A whole bunch of Chads and Karens can be expected to raise hell when one of those kindly little old people in a blue vest asks them to give up their personal liberties and wear a mask!
Walmart will offer complimentary masks at the door, and they will be available for purchase inside of each store. Several varieties in various amounts are also available from Walmart (and numerous other providers) on-line over the internet.
American politicians may lack the resolve to get us to act in our own best interests, but the American business community, motivated by sales and profits, feels no such compunction. They want healthy employees and customers to keep the marketplace functioning.
And Walmart will likely become be the tail that wags the dog and brings about the social acceptability of wearing masks nationwide - because once you are kicked out of Walmart, where else is there left to go!
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