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Re:UK government to pay up to 80% of wages for employees not... by empath75 on Friday March 20, 2020 @02:23PM (#22640013)
>there is enough resources for everybody.

Not if the factories and stores are all closed for extended periods of time.

It won't be long until we have shortages.

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Re:UK government to pay up to 80% of wages for employees not... by gspr on Friday March 20, 2020 @02:27PM (#22640075)
There's no reason the factories providing short-term necessities can't be kept open.
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Re:UK government to pay up to 80% of wages for employees not... by empath75 on Friday March 20, 2020 @02:29PM (#22640114)
There's a lot more to life than necessities.
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Re:UK government to pay up to 80% of wages for employees not... by ClumsyPilot on Friday March 20, 2020 @10:21PM (#22643690)
The definition of a necessity is that you cant live without it.
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