Originally Posted by srt
The rainy day has come and we have no choice but to save them?


This is tough. Businesses are shut down by an order of Government. If they fail it won't be because they couldn't compete on the open market. Ordering businesses closed through no fault of their own effectively puts government on the hook for their well being, even if they kept lousy books. It's kind of like eminent domain. On the flip side, as you said, it's funny money we're paying them with. I don't have answers.

This crisis is exacerbating already deep fissures between rural and urban parts of the country. What we have the potential for turning into a couple months from now scares the [censored] out of me. This is going to test the unity of the country, no doubt.

Last edited by MarkM; 05/09/20 07:47 PM.

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