The problem with the current lockdown is that it could eventually result in people dying from the effects of extreme poverty (which include crime, suicide and malnutrition).
Consequently, the need to salvage as much economic activity as possible is immeasurably more important than trying to be fair. Simply put, we cannot allow restaurants to go bankrupt to ensure pub owners feel they are being treated fairly and are not the only ones suffering...
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