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In response to "There is basically one or 2 people doing this. Occasionally a tech person may need to go onsite to deal with our remote tech issues. " by pmb

Right, we have that too - more than one tech person, in fact. I just think the line drawing becomes interesting and revealing about us as a society

Posted by JackDawson (aka dawson) Mar 20 '20, 12:11

Groceries, I get it--people would literally physically starve and die if a grocer were not permitted to open his doors or if you and I were not permitted to leave the door to go there

But once you start getting into things like law firms, no disrespect, but you get into grayer areas. are they "essential"? Litigation, for example, is on hold mostly everywhere.

Contracts have force majeure clauses.

But, say, if someone wants a loan to keep the grocery store door open, then, yeah, more essential.

Things like that, it's not as black as white as one would think instinctivlely

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I get what you're saying, but the are essential to the economy (or what's left of it). Not all contracts have force majeure clauses (generally Credit - pmb Mar 20, 12:19 3
- I don't mind it at all and I think it's the right balance to strike. I was just curious cause I thought you fell more on the "we need to shut down AL - JackDawson Mar 20, 12:22 2
  - Well, I can say this: We're not laying anybody off. Even people who can't function in their jobs while being off (like people who manage food service - pmb Mar 20, 12:26 1
    - That’s excellent and refreshing to hear. In my mind that tips the scales decisively in favor of “essential” -- nm - JackDawson Mar 20, 12:30

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Right, we have that too - more than one tech person, in fact. I just think the line drawing becomes interesting and revealing about us as a society

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