> While pushing for safety is a good thing, ultimately essential workers are the same as non-essential workers, except with an option to work. This is except fo

> While pushing for safety is a good thing, ultimately essential workers are the same as non-essential workers, except with an option to work. This is except for anyone being forced to work (there are certainly a few categories here, like the military). But getting that "option" may not lead to much of a real choice, since gaining it may mean losing better options. IIRC, nonessential workers who've become unemployed due to shutdowns qualify for unemployment, but workers whose employers have opened do not. Giving them the "option" to work just presents them with a choice between going back to a potentially unsafe workplace and having no income, while not provides it means they can stay safe with some income.