One of my more popular blog posts was the one titled "crushing Mom’n’Pop"
https://www.bitterrootbugle.com/2020/05/19/crushing-momnpop/Some call it “unintended consequences”, but the evidence points to a deliberate plan with a built in “Oh gee we didn’t think of that” excuse.
They closed small businesses. These people typically plow most of their money right back into their businesses. Reserves are a very rare luxury in the self-employed world.
Then big government sends a token payment … too little, too late. Business bills keep on rolling in. Commercial real estate is very expensive. Supply chains must be kept alive. Most importantly, the human assets must be fed.
Mom’n’Pop have their personal expenses as do their trained, experienced staffs. Unemployment support is for the workers who are out of work. The self-employed and employers themselves do not qualify.The BIG BOYS have pulled the trigger on The New World Order. We can watch the show, resist as much as possible, or just tumble in the tide, but a sea change is upon us.