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I would pay an increase in taxes to pay the immunocompromised to stay home. I’m so sick of people bringing this up as if it’s a justification for us to wear mas

I would pay an increase in taxes to pay the immunocompromised to stay home. I’m so sick of people bringing this up as if it’s a justification for us to wear masks forever

WalterGR 4y ago
Who is forcing you to wear a mask forever? That kind of hyperbole serves no one.
- thehappypm 4y ago
  My town (Massachusetts) just reinstated an indoor mask mandate, so… where’s the hyperbole? We’re going to have these covid spikes forever
  - WalterGR 4y ago
    https://www.google.com/search?q=Massachusetts+indoor+mask+mandate&tbm=nws https://www.google.com/search?q=Massachusetts+indoor+mask+ma... It looks like one community in MA reinstated the mask mandate for town-owned buildings some time after the mask mandate had been lifted. That's different than being forced to wear a mask everywhere in public in perpetuity. If a person doesn't like wearing a mask, then they're free to not wear one and free to not go to town-owned buildings.
    - thehappypm 4y ago
      “Free to not to go town-owned buildings” oh you mean schools and town hall? So easy to avoid!
      - WalterGR 4y ago
        Then wear a mask.
- danenania 4y ago
  Adults aren't being forced to wear masks, but young children are in many places when they go to school. No criteria has been set that I'm aware of for when this will stop, and there's no indication that covid is ever going away. I have a 3 year old that is starting preschool in a few months in California. It's not at all clear that mask requirements will be removed for young children here anytime in the next couple of years. I'm liberal on most issues and supported early covid interventions, but at this point, frankly, I feel that her wellbeing is being sacrificed for the sake of superstitious/quasi-religious beliefs.
  - thehappypm 4y ago
    It is anti science for sure. Literally the only ones wearing masks in NY public schools are the students at lowest risk — who also hurt the most from the socialization barrier.

I would pay an increase in taxes to pay the immunocompromised to stay home. I’m so sick of people bringing this up as if it’s a justification for us to wear masks forever

WalterGR 4y ago

Who is forcing you to wear a mask forever? That kind of hyperbole serves no one.

thehappypm 4y ago
My town (Massachusetts) just reinstated an indoor mask mandate, so… where’s the hyperbole? We’re going to have these covid spikes forever
- WalterGR 4y ago
  https://www.google.com/search?q=Massachusetts+indoor+mask+mandate&tbm=nws https://www.google.com/search?q=Massachusetts+indoor+mask+ma... It looks like one community in MA reinstated the mask mandate for town-owned buildings some time after the mask mandate had been lifted. That's different than being forced to wear a mask everywhere in public in perpetuity. If a person doesn't like wearing a mask, then they're free to not wear one and free to not go to town-owned buildings.
  - thehappypm 4y ago
    “Free to not to go town-owned buildings” oh you mean schools and town hall? So easy to avoid!
    - WalterGR 4y ago
      Then wear a mask.
danenania 4y ago
Adults aren't being forced to wear masks, but young children are in many places when they go to school. No criteria has been set that I'm aware of for when this will stop, and there's no indication that covid is ever going away. I have a 3 year old that is starting preschool in a few months in California. It's not at all clear that mask requirements will be removed for young children here anytime in the next couple of years. I'm liberal on most issues and supported early covid interventions, but at this point, frankly, I feel that her wellbeing is being sacrificed for the sake of superstitious/quasi-religious beliefs.
- thehappypm 4y ago
  It is anti science for sure. Literally the only ones wearing masks in NY public schools are the students at lowest risk — who also hurt the most from the socialization barrier.