Private business is being coerced under penalty of fines and in some cases loss of licensure. Larger corporations are practically lock step with these tyrannical governments.
If you want to feel bad for anyone feel bad for the people who were working the counter that day but not for the business as an entity.
Definitely, governments are threatening businesses if they don't comply. They're also programming customers to be afraid if people don't wear masks. Businesses are in a hard place right now.
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