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Why should some politicians in my county seat, or state seat, decide when I can shop? When a employer wants to close? This kind of interference from the goverment is the worst kind of interference against the hallmarks of what made this country great.
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Originally Posted by OneLess
After visiting, shopping and traveling thru Bergen County, NJ (home to 5 shopping malls and thousands of other businesses right across NYC), I was very jealous and impressed how everything was closed on Sundays except restaurants, grocery stores & entertainment places, and they had it since 1950s voted by residents numerous times thru referendum to keep them.
- A guaranteed (weekend) day of rest/break for workers, small business owners', and local residents.
1) if customers don't want to shop. . .they wont' go. If there are no customers, business won't be open. My guess Bergen has a bunch of rich hipsters that push this legislation. . and most people aren't vocal, just annoyed.
- No competition, especially from big box stores that forces many employees to work, and now small businesses must remain open.
as always, this is a choice that should be between the customer and business. Why do you have the right to tell me when i'm open? when I can't shop?
- No horrible traffic congestion.
Yeah, force me to go shopping Monday-Friday after work. . .no congestion. seriously? Now I have to shop during the worst traffic periods
- Quiet and Peaceful Sundays.
except for families who now have to run around to different counties to get groceries because you closed their stores.
- Lower crime rate, pollution, and litter in our towns and streets.
Yes, lack of economic activity and growth = lower pollution and litter. hmm, lets just close all business. I don't buy lower crime rate.
- Better infrastructure (+ less money needed to fix our roads and highways)
people still shop? WTF. you are just forcing them to shop on another day. You don't SAVE a trip. . unless the store being closed means I go to AMAZON PRIME which is open 24x7.
- Higher Quality of life & Lower unemployment rate (Just like some nations with similar or stricter blue laws, such as Germany, Austria, Norway and Switzerland)
Heh, sure. Not once I buy everything I need from Amazon. . closed suckers
- Americans are known for unfortunately working very long hours with few or no days off, unlike other western nations. It is selfish, bad, and dangerous for ourselves and society.
yeah, we actually do pretty good for ourselves.
Bergen County towns (especially Paramus) still make more money in annual retail than any other town and place in the nation all in 6 days.
Seriously? do you just make this stuff up? Plus. . if a town is already rich/busy. . .a day off isn/'t going to hurt them as much as a town not as rich. This statement just means the town is rich.
Malls and stores are open for very long hours anyway (most until 9 - 10 pm Mon - Sat), and it is more than enough. Family time is more important!
I decide family time, not you
PS: U.S. Supreme Court have held any blue law as constitutional due to secular reason (every time it has been taking to court).
the supreme court only means that they are probably wrong, again. Their track record is crap (Citizen united anyone?)
Why should some politicians in my county seat, or state seat, decide when I can shop? When a employer wants to close? This kind of interference from the goverment is the worst kind of interference against the hallmarks of what made this country great.
To look at it another way: what if some atheist-dominated government somewhere were to decide that Chik-Fil-A should be forced to operate on Sundays?
Wouldn't that be just as wrong as forcing all businesses to close on Sundays?
Last edited by pch1013; 05-14-2013 at 12:46 PM..
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