We want to encourage people not to work; so much so that we have, as a matter of policy, made it illegal for them to work [0]. Everyone recognizes that some wo

We want to encourage people not to work; so much so that we have, as a matter of policy, made it illegal for them to work [0]. Everyone recognizes that some work is still necessary, which is why these bans make exclusions for "essential" work; so that we can continue to produce an adequate supply of essential goods. The current discontent is not about supply shortages; it is about the segments of the population who are having difficulty accessing those supplies. There is also the issue of rent/mortgage, which is closer to an issue of financial bookkeeping that real supply concerns (although, medium term, maintaince becomes an issue) [0] More precisely, made the work that they would be doing illegal.