What are "life sustaining" businesses? News purveyors? Streaming services?

[LAS14]

Are we going to end up with no TV??? I don't really think that's going to happen, but who defines "life sustaining?"

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[Turbineguy]

1. Trump's golf courses

no doubt would qualify.

[not_the_one]

2. Food Stores?

I mean, we gotta eat.....

[treestar]

3. Wondered about that

Gas stations?

Regular doctors?

There’s a store that sells soap, lotion, candles. The soap might get it the designation, given the importance of hand washing.

[Generic Brad]

4. Retail financial institutions

ATMs still need to work. Electronic payments continue.

[Whiskeytide]

5. I was told today ...

... that pet/feed stores, as well as veterinarians, are designated as essential.

[Aquaria]

6. In Pennsylvania

This is the definition, at least for now:

Crop production, including grain, vegetable and fruit farming and greenhouses.

Animal production, including cattle, hog and poultry farming.

Fishing, hunting and trapping.

Oil and gas extraction.

Food and beverage manufacturing.

Paper manufacturing.

Chemical manufacturing, except paint and adhesives.

Plastics and rubber manufacturing.

Cement manufacturing.

Iron, steel and aluminum manufacturing.

Machine manufacturing for agriculture, construction, mining, commercial and service industry, ventilation/heating/air conditioning/commercial refrigeration and engines.

Manufacturing of electrical components and navigational instruments.

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing.

Wholesalers of motor vehicle parts and supplies, commercial equipment, metal and mineral, electrical, hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, machinery equipment.

Wholesalers of paper products, drugs, groceries, farm products, chemical and petroleum, beer, wine and distilled beverages.

Auto parts and tire stores.

Grocery stores.

Beer, wine and liquor stores.

Gas stations.

Convenience stores.

Electronic shopping and mail-order houses.

Most forms of transportation: Air, rail, water, truck, transit (except charter buses and sightseeing operations), and related support activities.

Pipelines for oil, gas and other products.

Postal service and other couriers.

Warehousing and storage.

All electric, water and sewer utilities.

Newspaper, periodical and book publishers.

Radio and television broadcasting, cable, telecommunications and satellite carriers.

Data-processing, hosting and related information services.

Banks and credit agencies.

Rentals and leasing services.

Scientific research and development.

Facilities support services, investigation and security and service to buildings and dwellings.

Waste management and remediation.

All health care and social assistance, except child day care.

Residential-only RV parks and rooming and boarding houses.

Restaurants – takeout only.

Repair and maintenance services for cars, electronic equipment, personal and household goods and commercial machinery and equipment.

Death care services.

Religious, grantmaking, social advocacy and civic organizations.

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/pennsylvania-statewide-shutdown-what-is-a-life-sustaining-business-what-stays-open-what-closes-to-stop-coronavirus.html

[LAS14]

9. I wonder if governments have lists like this sitting around waiting or...

... if they generate them on the fly and hope they get it right.

[GulfCoast66]

7. No liquor stores! What the hell!

[LAS14]

8. wholesalers of beer, wine and distilled beverages is the list above

[Ms. Toad]

10. Many of the internet services are setting themselves to be essential -

We (University) have so many free services between now and the end of school . . . Universities are (by and large) teaching out their classes using distance learning. That means that the services are critical.

Not necessarily life-sustaining, but the lists I've seen aren't strictly limited. (PA has put out a list.)