Great action, well done
Washington governor announces shutdown of restaurants, bars
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Re: Washington governor announces shutdown of restaurants, bars
#12As usual, these announcements never come with any promise or a plan of economic relief (or at least reference to plans already made) for businesses force closed, creating more panic. I don't understand why it's so hard to just say: "We will take care of the businesses affected by this policy and more details are forthcoming."
Shutting them down is the right move. Taking care of small businessowners running on thin margins - like mom/pop restaurants - is also the right move.
EDIT: Unless the government has no plans to help small businesses. Which is completely possible and probably even likely.
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#13Canlis (fine dining place, think Michelin) made a really interesting switch in order to keep the lights on. They shut down their restaurant and are starting a drive-thru burger stand, a bagel stand, and a meal delivery service, rather than lay off all their workers. I'm going to try their burgers tomorrow.
They must be making really fine burgers.
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#14IMO the only question now is how long it takes the rest of the country to follow suite. Here in NC our governor announced the closing of all public schools on Friday, but I've heard from several friends that in my city (Raleigh) the downtown bars and restaurants were pretty much at normal capacity this weekend. I don't think the general public is going to truly take this seriously until they're told that they have to…
Illinois announced restaurants and bars closed except for pickup/delivery effective after close of business on Monday.
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#15“Restaurants will be allowed to provide take-out and delivery services but no in-person dining will be permitted.
I live an SRO. I don't have a kitchen. I currently don't have a fridge. I have a small grill and some shelving to store stuff.
I eat a lot of takeout. I'm glad to see I can still get takeout.
But, wow. This is beginning to look pretty scary.
I was homeless for a few years. The quarantine/containment measures are turning into a really big problem for the homeless population.
I don't even know where to begin trying to talk about that. At this point, I find the whole homelessness in the US thing simply infuriating. We mostly need to solve our housing supply issue and people are wholeheartedly against that and it's just infuriating.
I will add that Little Caesar's now has a "pizza portal" where you order online, pay online and enter a code to get your pizza yourself without ever interacting with a person. I don't know how to scream this from the rooftops so everyone gets the memo, but someone should.
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#16As usual, these announcements never come with any promise or a plan of economic relief (or at least reference to plans already made) for businesses force closed, creating more panic. I don't understand why it's so hard to just say: "We will take care of the businesses affected by this policy and more details are forthcoming." Shutting them down is the right move. Taking care of small businessowners running on thin ma…
Can't restaurants still offer takeout/delivery?
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#17It scares me how many Americans welcome authoritarianism the moment that something scary happens.
I remember when, following the tragedy of 9/11, the PATRIOT act was passed.
This is another shameful moment in American history.
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#18As usual, these announcements never come with any promise or a plan of economic relief (or at least reference to plans already made) for businesses force closed, creating more panic. I don't understand why it's so hard to just say: "We will take care of the businesses affected by this policy and more details are forthcoming." Shutting them down is the right move. Taking care of small businessowners running on thin ma…
Can't restaurants still offer takeout/delivery?
Many of them, no.
And bars, for instance, aren’t allowed to serve their primary purpose via delivery. Or movie theaters. Or music venues. Or retail. Or....
It’s gonna be a mess, because we already know the government is going to fail to alleviate the impact.
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#19Also in MA and other states. But VERY important to note: "Restaurants will be allowed to provide take-out and delivery services".
Re: Washington governor announces shutdown of restaurants, bars
#20As usual, these announcements never come with any promise or a plan of economic relief (or at least reference to plans already made) for businesses force closed, creating more panic. I don't understand why it's so hard to just say: "We will take care of the businesses affected by this policy and more details are forthcoming." Shutting them down is the right move. Taking care of small businessowners running on thin ma…
Maybe not an ironclad promise, but the announcement does include this line:
"I know there will be significant economic impacts to all our communities and we are looking at steps to help address those challenges."