I get opening up businesses

[edhopper]

It's foolish, but I get the desire to have people back at work and others spending.
But ending the mask mandate is just a stupid political ploy that will kill people.
It's putting people at risk just to be contrary.

[tanyev]

1. Agreed. We could open up more if everyone was diligent about wearing masks.

Restaurants and bars would still be problematic, but shopping would be OK.

[Phoenix61]

2. It would make more sense to open businesses

and strictly enforce mask wearing. Of course, that would be relying on science and can’t have that can we.

[Shermann]

3. It's just a passive aggressive way to express disapproval of Democrats

Of course it is ultimately self-defeating as it is subverting an effective, nonpartisan public health measure that literally costs nothing to implement.

[leftyladyfrommo]

4. KCMO. Businesses that are open here are being

really careful.