A discussion with my Mother on our daily calls was about the economy during this pandemic, with the capital city in stage 4 lock down and the rest of the state at stage 3. So it was in the supermarket the thought hit me, every product line available, in good supply, someone's making them, they certainly ain't making themselves, so there's factory's all still in operation, taxes are getting payed there and on the food we buy, supermarket workers, hospital workers, Police, truck drivers etc etc are all still paying taxes. Ciggerettes, Alcohol these have huge tax mark ups and they are still selling. The only industry which has taken a huge battering is the Travel and Tourism industry and sadly small business such as cafes, restaurants etc. You can't help but feel sadness for every empty motel you drive past, every shop closing down in the non essential business catorgory. Seems like it's all a dream, all those big cruise ships sitting empty all over the world when last year they were never ending itineraries to browse and book, or land based holidays, flights non stop. If someone said to you last year this is how the world would be now you just couldn't fathom it but here it is, my favourite holiday destination Vanuatu seems so out of reach not to mention the sadness I feel for the locals there who relied on the cruise ships visiting for income.
There's not much to be done in the end. The hospital bills are far more expensive than the cost of staying inside