Policies that make the poor less poor

Re:Policies that make the poor less poor by ceilingcorner on Monday June 21, 2021 @06:58AM (#27578007)

The amount of time spent toward religious activities is absurd. E.g., shops and markets entirely close down multiple times a day for prayers.

Ah yes, the God of Commerce doesn’t like it when you give other gods more attention.

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Re:Policies that make the poor less poor by bongoman37 on Monday June 21, 2021 @08:03AM (#27578342)

It isn't about God of commerce, it is about forcing everyone to follow someone else's diktats. Its like how no one can buy alcohol on Sundays in many parts of the US except to a far larger extent.

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Re:Policies that make the poor less poor by wizzwizz4 on Monday June 21, 2021 @08:12AM (#27578387)

Why do you believe the shop workers want to stay open? If they're religious, they probably want to be praying.

If it's a theocratic state, that might be an issue, but if it's just a religious populace I see no reason to believe you're right.

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Re:Policies that make the poor less poor by bongoman37 on Monday June 21, 2021 @10:45AM (#27579671)

Because many of them said so to me. A lot of people aren't that religious, the vice police literally beats people if they don't conform.

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