>>12549665Simple, Lockdowns by definition curb economic activity because of restrictions etc. Unlike big corporations, most small businesses only have little resources and little money so their ability to compensate for times where economic activity is low is drastically reduced. More importantly, it's not the first time that big corporations use that strategy to out-compete and force small businesses from the market. It's a well known business strategy that corporations will reduce the prices on their products, even if this may cause fiscal losses to the corporations, as long as this strategy guarantuees that their competitors are also forced to lower their prices to a point where their competitors lose money too. Knowing that small businesses usually have very little money reserves, it doesn't take long for these businesses to close permanently. Large corporations then can buy up the vacant places and place their business or affiliates there. Lock downs make this even easier because now, you don't even have to lower the prices of your own products. By lobbying, you can ensure that your business is exempted from the lock-downs so people can still shop at your place. It's a bottom-up redistribution of money and surprisingly few people point that out.
