COVID Queens

Shouldn't we have freedom from morons, too?

 News this week that people who refuse to get the coronavirus vaccine because "freedumb" will eventually cost businesses and the United States billions of dollars is just further proof how far from reality the republican party has strayed.  Not only has the pro-life party decided killing others with COVID-19 because they don't want to do something as simple as wear a mask is perfectly acceptable, the big business party is now more than happy to cost their (former?) benefactors billions of dollars to coddle idiots.  Not to mention higher premiums for the rest of us because they're too lazy to get a fucking shot.  And apparently the deficit hawks are just fine and dandy with blowing our deficit ever higher, especially considering that god only knows how many of these nitwits think having health care is for the feint of heart and will drive up government spending with their expenses paid by other taxpayers trips to the ER.

"Stupid is as stupid does" is cute when it's in a heartwarming movie, but when it's the slogan of the republican party and its base it's going to do a lot of damage to those of us who don't walk around with our heads permanently up our asses.

Frankly, I'm sick and tired of having our lives worsened daily by imbeciles--if they don't want to get the vaccine they should be the ones to be charged higher healthcare premiums and higher taxes so the rest of us don't foot the bill for their stupidity.

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Peace,

emaycee

Regulation time

The republican motto

 What is it about republicans that when the government wants to make regulations for businesses to protect the safety and health of consumers and workers alike they do everything they can to stop it?  And now even businesses can't make decisions to protect their customers and workers--sad sack Trump wannabe Ron Desantis, Governor of Florida, has acted to prevent both government agencies and private businesses (good luck with that one in the courts) from requiring COVID-19 vaccine passports to conduct their day to day affairs.

Why it's enough to make you think for all their pro-life blather the GQP really doesn't give a shit whether their fellow human beings live or die.

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Peace,

emaycee

Don't you hate when that happens?

Whoopsie!

 The latest republican bugaboo is the use of vaccine passports, whereby in the future the government and businesses may require people to carry proof of their vaccinations for COVID-19 in order to gain entry into government offices and restaurants, sporting events, grocery stores, etc.

The government requirement is actually pretty cut and dried, as anyone with children in public schools will tell you.  Every child is required to be vaccinated against certain diseases in our public school systems, or they aren't attending.  Any parents who choose not to vaccinate their children are free to home school or send them to a religious nutjob school.

What I find most karmic, though, is businesses requiring people to show proof of vaccination (these businesses are being called "communist corporations," a glaring oxymoron if ever I've heard one).  Most people don't realize that unless you're self-employed or work for an exceedingly small business (with a really shitty lawyer), companies across the board have Employee at Will policies.  An Employee at Will policy states the following:  the company you work for is free to terminate your employment at any time with or without reason (i.e., at will); to make it sound not quite as draconian, it also states that you are free to end your employment at any time, with or without notice.  In short, this means that yes, the company you work for can indeed require you to get a vaccination or terminate you.  The minute you come on board, you're an employee at will until you leave.

Want to guess what helped usher in Employee at Will policies?  If you guessed Right to Work (for Less) laws, give yourself a kewpie doll--you're right!  And want to guess which party has been a champion of Right to Work (for Less) laws for decades?  Give yourself another kewpie doll if you guessed the GQP!

A wise human once said that payback is a motherfucker, but they neglected to mention that on occasion it's as funny as fuck, too.

Though I do suppose republicans are free to open their own restaurants or start their own sports leagues....

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Peace,

emaycee