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Re:Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition by dimitrios1 on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @12:26PM (#24212237)
> the social agreement behind "lockdowns" is subject to time contingencies.

like "15 days to slow the spread"?

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Re:Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition by adolph on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @12:51PM (#24212579)
Yes, say for example few people have 2 weeks of food in their house. That makes the grocery store "essential" during a 15 day period. If the grocery store is essential for the 15 day period then all the activity that goes behind a working grocery store within a 15 day period is essential.
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