Abbott is just doing everything possible to keep the state open for business. If cases get out of hand and more travel restrictions are put on us by other states that's going have a major impact on the economy. Wearing a mask doesn't hurt the economy. He's trying to protect our state financially.

I don't have a problem wearing a mask for three reasons:

1. Humility: I don't think I have COVID, but I don't factually know that. I've read enough to know some folks are asymptomatic yet still able to spread the virus. It makes sense that a face covering would minimize viral spread were I to sneeze or cough out in public.

2. Kindness: I have no clue what the people I happen to be near might be battling with. I'm 38 and healthy as an ox. I have zero fear of the virus. The person next to me could have cancer, maybe caring for an elderly parent, or have a child at home with an immune disease. Just the basic golden rule here.

3. Community: I want my community to stay open. I want businesses to do as well as they can during this extremely tough time. More and more scientist are agreeing that masks do help slow the spread. Slowing the spread buys doctors more time to get better at treating the virus and gives businesses a better chance of staying open. https://www.foxnews.com/health/us-coronavirus-deaths-projected-reach-180000-october

Wawi, can we come to your restaurant without a mask on?

It's very scary.

Numbers say you're more likely to get murdered in St. Louis, East St. Louis, or Gary Indiana than you are to die if you catch this virus.

Protect the at risk group, and that includes them doing their part as well to be safe, and get on with it. At least we don't have leadership directing wuflu positive patients back into nursing homes.

says the person with a secure job and no financial ties to a small business.


The hospitals have had their time to ramp up, another shut down will just finish off the economy and fulfill your dream of a liberal utopia

Actually, I will likely be furloughed this fiscal year and will lose several thousand dollars of salary. The point was being macho and not wearing a mask (whininess posing as rugged individualism) and the rush to open things up will protract the whole situation and lengthen the economic hardship. Pennywise and pound foolish.

Actually, I will likely be furloughed this fiscal year and will lose several thousand dollars of salary. The point was being macho and not wearing a mask (whininess posing as rugged individualism) and the rush to open things up will protract the whole situation and lengthen the economic hardship. Pennywise and pound foolish.

Your thoughts on this?

https://nypost.com/2020/06/23/orego...04E2PNDRa8ky0Y3VF9Lho8kVKPo93gMYPVxYQkdw

I may be wrong and I'd prefer to be, but I don't believe we can economically sustain this I personally feel that there is no choice that doesn't end in hardship..........

The answer I wish I had is what road leads to the least damage ?

What if you've already had it? Does that break the main spring of the mask gestapo?