Newsgroups: ont.general
Path: utzoo!utgpu!howard
From: howard@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Howard Lem)
Subject:  Sunday shopping
Message-ID: <1989Dec22.222649.5862@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>
Organization: UTCS Public Access
Distribution: ont
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 89 22:26:49 GMT

Here's my "2 bits worth" on Sunday shopping.

I think that a person should be able to buy / sell items whenever they wish.
I should be able to purchase items at my leisure.  The shopkeeper should be
able to set appropriate hours of operation for his establishment.  

Let's let the marketplace decide on which days a shop will open.  If everybody
is stays at home on Sunday; then the retailer will get the message and not open.
After all it's the market place that has a large say on many other facets 
of retail operations.

Just a thought about going to the other end of the spectrum:  :-)

EVERYTHING CLOSED.  Ya that's it!  Just the real essential services have 
staff available.  The only people to work are Hydro, Gas, Phone, Police, Fire, 
Ambulance, Hospital and other essential workers.  Skeleton public transportation
on the main routes.

WOW! no stores, restaurants, theatres, movie houses, sporting events or media
services.  Just think of all the families together sitting in their living-rooms
enjoying quality time together.  

I can see it now, everything will be fine until Dad turns on the TV to 
watch his favourite show and finds himself looking at a blank 
screen and maybe music in the background. (Sorry Dad TV is non-essential)

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