All of this is already in place. And it is mostly due to a fear of liability- not carrying the water for Dem's. Look what happened with the bathroom bill in NC and GA. Look at the response to GA's recent voting law reform. MLB's talking about pulling the All Star game. The Masters is under withering pressure to move it out of Augusta. You saw what happened when with the PGA Championship being yanked out of Trump's course at Bedminster. Two things companies hate: exposure to liability and take a clear stand on a contentious political issue.
The liability thing is insane to me. We have been waivering away liability for so long for dangerous things. Something like this should be all that’s needed:
“By entering this property you may be exposed to deadly pathogens and substances known to the State of California that may cause cancer”
Mere notice doesn't cut it if you choose not to take reasonable steps to eliminate a hazard (infected people).
The lawyers will tell the jury that the greedy cruise line could've required all guests to be vaccinated as a condition of buying a ticket. Instead, they simply warned desperate old people of a possible hazard of getting covid. Grandma died because the cruise line were a bunch of greedy fucks. Game, set, match. Even if they win- the legal expenses would be in the hundreds of thousands for each case.
The flip side of the coin is if the cruise line (or airline, train, subway, university, school, factory, office, bar, bakery, restaurant, etc.) gets sued by someone claiming they got covid at their premises- their lawyers will say: "Hey: we took this seriously. We mandate all employees and all customers show government-issued proof of vaccination. That is the gold standard for risk mitigation, Your Honor" Case dismissed.
So you better get in line for your jab; figure out a better argument than "but, but, but muh rights" or prepare to live in a permanent state of jobless, perpetual quarantine. This shit is coming. And it isn't coming from the government (directly). It's companies who will be leading the way and it is already a well-formed plan. The government's role will probably to pass laws exempting companies from liability if the require vaccine passports for employees and customers. No company, no store, no bar, no church will be able to withstand this. Why??? Because the insurance companies will refuse to cover you. Shit, you could easily lose your health insurance if you refuse the vaccine. Or at least they will lobby the shit out of Congress to exclude paying for covid treatment for people who refused the vaccine
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They'll do it through corporations, which Republicans have traditionally been friendly with.
Yeah you have freedom of speech, but YouTube can still enforce its TOS.
Yeah you have freedom of travel, but airlines and cruise can still enforce their own health standards.
Yeah you have freedom of commerce, but stores/banks can still refuse you service.
Now take the vaccine, bigot.
Funny how they have to alter their building if a person needs a wheelchair ramp, but if they suspect our vaccinations aren't up to date, "Get out!"
That's called actual FASCISM.
All of this is already in place. And it is mostly due to a fear of liability- not carrying the water for Dem's. Look what happened with the bathroom bill in NC and GA. Look at the response to GA's recent voting law reform. MLB's talking about pulling the All Star game. The Masters is under withering pressure to move it out of Augusta. You saw what happened when with the PGA Championship being yanked out of Trump's course at Bedminster. Two things companies hate: exposure to liability and take a clear stand on a contentious political issue.
The liability thing is insane to me. We have been waivering away liability for so long for dangerous things. Something like this should be all that’s needed:
“By entering this property you may be exposed to deadly pathogens and substances known to the State of California that may cause cancer”
Mere notice doesn't cut it if you choose not to take reasonable steps to eliminate a hazard (infected people).
The lawyers will tell the jury that the greedy cruise line could've required all guests to be vaccinated as a condition of buying a ticket. Instead, they simply warned desperate old people of a possible hazard of getting covid. Grandma died because the cruise line were a bunch of greedy fucks. Game, set, match. Even if they win- the legal expenses would be in the hundreds of thousands for each case.
The flip side of the coin is if the cruise line (or airline, train, subway, university, school, factory, office, bar, bakery, restaurant, etc.) gets sued by someone claiming they got covid at their premises- their lawyers will say: "Hey: we took this seriously. We mandate all employees and all customers show government-issued proof of vaccination. That is the gold standard for risk mitigation, Your Honor" Case dismissed.
So you better get in line for your jab; figure out a better argument than "but, but, but muh rights" or prepare to live in a permanent state of jobless, perpetual quarantine. This shit is coming. And it isn't coming from the government (directly). It's companies who will be leading the way and it is already a well-formed plan. The government's role will probably to pass laws exempting companies from liability if the require vaccine passports for employees and customers. No company, no store, no bar, no church will be able to withstand this. Why??? Because the insurance companies will refuse to cover you. Shit, you could easily lose your health insurance if you refuse the vaccine. Or at least they will lobby the shit out of Congress to exclude paying for covid treatment for people who refused the vaccine .