[justaguyhere]

While everyone (biz or not) should have an emergency fund, this is not always possible. For example, restaurants - they already operate on razor thin margins, creating a 6 month emergency fund might not be that easy.

Plus, this virus is likely going to last more than six months - even if some businesses did have 6 month savings, what happens after?

[chroem-]

None of those small, low-profit businesses are receiving benefit from this Federal reserve money.

[harryh]

Where do you think the money for PPP loans is coming from?

[chroem-]

The money may be coming from the Fed, but very little of it is going to small businesses. [1] What's more, PPP makes up a tiny fraction of the Fed's current coronavirus response.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com./2020/04/26/business/coronavirus-sma...