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While I recognize the role of entertainment in diverting people at such a time, when I first heard this announcement from the Florida governor's office, it struck me as a slap in the face to every worker furloughed or worse at this time thanks to the original executive order.
Now it makes sense - that same day, Vince McMahon made an $18 million donation to a pro-Trump PAC that same day (Florida's governor has a close political relationship with Trump). This seems problematic, especially given that two WWE employees in Florida already tested positive for coronavirus in the first place.
If anything, this makes me more skeptical of the general lockdown orders; if businesses feel compelled to essentially bribe the governor's office to remain open, and if this works, then the system seems arbitrary (I'm reminded of how Michigan allows marijuana sales but not general gardening tools/hardware) and perhaps should not be handled at so high a level.
While I recognize the role of entertainment in diverting people at such a time, when I first heard this announcement from the Florida governor's office, it struck me as a slap in the face to every worker furloughed or worse at this time thanks to the original executive order.
Now it makes sense - that same day, Vince McMahon made an $18 million donation to a pro-Trump PAC that same day (Florida's governor has a close political relationship with Trump). This seems problematic, especially given that two WWE employees in Florida already tested positive for coronavirus in the first place.
If anything, this makes me more skeptical of the general lockdown orders; if businesses feel compelled to essentially bribe the governor's office to remain open, and if this works, then the system seems arbitrary (I'm reminded of how Michigan allows marijuana sales but not general gardening tools/hardware) and perhaps should not be handled at so high a level.
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