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Re:London will be overwhelmed by Covid in a fortnight says l... by Aeolun on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @07:21PM (#25664978)
> the government locking down is a deliberate ploy to kill small businesses

I’m not sure I see what kind of upside they see for anyone if this happens, much less the government.

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Re:London will be overwhelmed by Covid in a fortnight says l... by daenz on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @07:35PM (#25665300)
The supposed goal of a malicious government is to make everyone entirely dependent on it, for everything, even the basics. Small business represents independence to a large degree. Destroying small business means everyone turns to the government to survive. Having everyone dependent on you means you can enact any law with little resistence.
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