{"id":7017,"date":"2021-09-13T01:26:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T01:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.no-lockdown.com\/?p=7017"},"modified":"2021-09-13T01:39:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T01:39:28","slug":"who-will-pay-for-mandatory-illegal-weekly-covid-tests-for-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.no-lockdown.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/13\/who-will-pay-for-mandatory-illegal-weekly-covid-tests-for-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Will Pay for ( unconstitutional ) Mandatory ( illegal ) Weekly COVID Tests for Businesses?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Psaki: \u2018Vaccines Are Free\u2019<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

PSAKI: Well, the vaccines are free and available to everyone in the country, so that shouldn\u2019t be costly or available or—<\/p>

ALEXANDER: What if they\u2019re given an opt-out? They want to do the weekly tests. You couldn\u2019t say earlier who would pay for that test. Businesses are saying, how do we get these tests to our employees? What if our employees don\u2019t want to pay for it themselves? Do we have to pay for it? What does that cost us at the end of the day given that they have the right to opt out? <\/p>

PSAKI: They have to make that decision themselves. It\u2019s certainly more cost effective to require vaccines. They may not decide to do that. That\u2019s up to them to decide to do.<\/p>

ALEXANDER: So ultimately, the burden\u2019s on that business to make that decision or just swallow the cost?<\/p>

PSAKI: Correct. Most of these businesses can absolutely afford it, and what we\u2019re talking about here is saving people\u2019s lives and protecting them. I\u2019d also say there are a number of companies that have already applied this, have already put requirements in place. It makes for safer workplaces. It makes people want to come back to the workplace, makes for healthier and happier employees who know they\u2019re safe when they go to work, and that\u2019s a cost as well.<\/p>

ALEXANDER: Obviously testing is cheaper for a place like United. They can afford it more easily than a place that\u2019s only 100 people big. That\u2019s why I asked.<\/p>

PSAKI: I understand, but again, vaccines, free, available everywhere in the country. Requiring that is free and shouldn\u2019t cost businesses any money.<\/p>

ALEXANDER: Understood. Religious exemptions right now. Can you give us a better understanding? How would that work? I know how you just said there would be religious exemptions that would exist for federal workers and the like. How about for megachurches and other religious organizations in this country with more than 100 employees? What right do they have under these yet-to-be created rules?<\/p>

PSAKI: Again, the rules are still being created, but we have obviously had religious exemptions even for federal employees. I\u2019;m sure that will be a factor taken into consideration, but I can\u2019t make a prediction for what the final rules will look like.<\/p>

ALEXANDER: The intention is I presume that if you’re a religious organization. You say, hey, we don\u2019t want to have to do this in our organization. <\/p>

PSAKI: Again, this is going to be for OSHA to determine<\/strong> as they\u2019re doing the rulemaking and the Department of Labor, so I will not get ahead of that process.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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