[danaris]

...provided their employees were still being paid.

[boringg]

And that the business is still making money to pay the employees. A lot of restaurants are saddled with debt and can't just pay employees when they aren't generating work.

[danaris]

Or the pay is coming from the government.

[boringg]

Unfortunately I don't think there is anymore will power in either party to continue extending the covid pay.

[danaris]

I agree. My point was that this would be a requirement for the stores to close without any real impact on society.