W13 Discussion 13: do we have an obligation to follow government directives? Coronavirus infection rates have been climbing across the country and many states are now considering implementing (or re-implementing) directives to try and flatten the curve. For this week you should discuss whether the public has an obligation to follow government directives, e.g., wearing masks, travel restrictions, forced social distancing. Your response should be from the perspective one of the moral approaches discussed in the ch1 reading of the Ethics of Pandemics. The approaches are: Rawlsian Utilitarian Libertarian Communitarian Relational ethics The chapter only briefly discusses these moral approaches, so you might need to do further research to get a more concrete idea of the details for each moral approach. Exercise 22-21 Oriole and Pharoah's Painting Service estimates that it will paint 14 small homes, 5 medium homes, and 2 large homes during the month of June 2020. The company estimates its direct labor needs as 44 hours per small home, 83 hours for a medium home, and 122 hours for a large home. Its average cost for direct labor is $22 per hour. Prepare a direct labor budget for Oriole and Pharoah's Painting Service for June 2020. Oriole and Pharoah's Painting Service Direct Labor Budget Small Medium Large Total Direct labor time (hours) per house Homes to be painted Direct labor time (hours) per house Direct labor cost per hour Total direct labor cost