[dehrmann]

We're better off having the government backstop this--pay the rent, pay unemployment to the employees, and have society pay at the end of the day. The tricky part is getting money where it's needed. The Fed is doing what it can, but that's basically keeping banks open.

[amelius]

This. It's way too complicated to let society sort this thing out by themselves. For one, because only the "visible" companies like restaurants will benefit, and e.g. companies in the supply chain will be easily forgotten.