The Coronavirus

[Classic-Xer]

(05-02-2020, 12:45 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: Add to this, Classic X'er likely gets much of his business installing and servicing HVAC equipment in government buildings (including K-12 schools, community colleges, and State universities), jails and prisons, and hospitals and nursing homes that get much of their income from government aid including Medicaid and Social Security. I doubt that the Twin Cities have many defense contractors who rely heavily upon government payments, but I doubt that he would reject doing work for one of them on any principle. If he does work for some elderly person who relies heavily upon Social Security or a government pension of any kind or a state, local, or government employee, then he gets indirect pay from the government that he might not otherwise get. 

Much as he would like to believe that he is better than some "slug" who gets welfare or a government paycheck -- he isn't. He is as much on the take for easy money from government spending as anyone else.

No. I mainly do business with homeowners and business owners these days. Yes, some of the residential customers work for the state, local governments and public school system and retiree's but most are private sector employee's. I specialize in residential and light commercial. The ones who do the work for public schools and other government facilities are union contractors that specialize in commercial/industrial. One of my best friends is a union pipe fighter. I'm not concerned about him, the teachers, the cops, the firefighters, municipalities and their employee's and so forth because them being deemed no longer essential and no longer needed is completely unimaginable at this point. Hint: if it's unimaginable it doesn't click at all and generally gets ignored/filed as a non issue and treated as an issue that doesn't rise concern. It might be a concern to some big government deadbeat or white slug who prefers to lean on a shovel or fuck around with their phone some minority who thinks the color of their skin grants them free passes for being late or their gayness or mental disorder grants them power over everyone else.