I can't speak for Sonic, but here in the good ol' US, COVID does seem to be a political football. One example is the southern border crisis where COVID is pretty much ignored and illegal immigrants are dispersed into the interior without mandatory vaccination or adequate testing.
Another is the push to let deadbeat tenants squat on properties owned by landlords that haven't seen rent payments for many months. The rights of the owners are and have been trampled upon and the govt. seems to not care if these folks can pay property taxes, insurance, mortgages, maintenance, etc. Employers are begging for workers, but many people would rather live rent free and collect stimulus checks. There are zero incentives to get off the couch and work.
Speaking of "free govt. money"... I filed my income tax on-time electronically last spring and my return is simple. My retirement income is modest, but adequate (I'm not wealthy). The IRS claimed the return should be processed in 21 days. I, and others, are waiting for refund checks/deposits, but the explanation we get is that the govt. is giving priority to processing COVID checks. So, I can't get my refund nor can I get the COVID money because my tax return is "pending". The same thing happened in 2020. They assure me that if I don't get the COVID money, I can write it off of my 2021 taxes (like I did this year). I was planning to use the money to pay my house property tax and insurance.
Okay, I have whined enough.
