Thank goodness; the Paycheck Protection Program goes into effect tomorrow. Small businesses (i.e.500 or fewer employees) will get loans, and if the money is used for wages for employees and overhead it is totally forgiveable.
There are also tax credits to put against your tax bill for each employee you keep or rehire.
This will make a tremendous difference given that half of our business is conducted by "small" businesses.
@Yetos,
Let's say you were selling your house last August for 500K Euro. You were offered 500K, but someone knocked on your door and said he really loves it and he'll give you 550K. To whom would you sell?
That's our business. It's called a bidding war and happens every day, and I'm sure it happens in Greece too.
This is how the real world works.
There is also no freaking way it's better to have to try to find another job as a nurse, especially now, than to be killed or thrown into a prison to rot for the rest of your days.
As for totalitarianism, Hungary has already slipped into a dictatorship, while Russia has always been one. We'll see who are the next to fall.
Another piece of good news: Trump will do as Cuomo asked and the federal government will run the converted Javits center as a dedicated COVID 19 hospital. This is what needs to be done: get the Covid patients out of the regular hospitals and into specialized facilities to limit the transfer of the infection, and so special procedures can be set up to maintain the health of the staff.
Doctors and other medical staff from across the country in areas where there is less of a problem are being asked to go online to a special site to volunteer to work in areas like New York, New Orleans and Detroit.
Yes Angela, this is how things are done,
if you had an imaginary brother at Italy,
who worked to pay for Visa tickets etc to send you other side of ocean,
and you get rich there but never pay back,
Then if he sells your part of heritage at 1 000 000 E,
but say to you I sold 500 000, and gives you 250 000
Then you will not have any problem,
this is also how things are done today at modern Capitalism.
the word is
TRUST
we still both have patience.
we have seen people beaten in China,
people die in Europe at least at hospitals by Euthanasia
we also have seen some other countries people die on streets,
by Corona, but never confirmed,
so NATO is just a tale about fairries nowdays,
As Macron said, a brain dead organisation.
as for Orban and Hungary, all EU members know and wait,
As for Russia,
it is not Europeans, BUT USAers who say that he had help from Putin, :grin: , the other blond on the other side of world.
well did his 'brother' Putin help? or not?
60 tons of masks.
offcourse you may prefer the sister of Sorros,
at the aftermath
EU is bad for not helping the surpised by Coronavirus Italy
But USA done fair for 'stealing' the ready to transer masks from China, altough had 1 month more to prepare. and in the other side of ocean, !!!!!!
and also accepts from, how you said it? Totalitarist Dictator of Russia medical supplies,
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/01/russia-sends-medical-supplies-coronavirus-159009
the political ally of Trump and USA, The total... (tongue bind) dictator and his friend.
AND I WONDER, WHY PUTIN DID NOT SEND HELP TO ITALY? WHY DID NOT SEND HELP TO SPAIN? (the most beaten)
BUT SEND TO USA !!!!
(next common move?)
PS
some of us have 'heart' and we are always ... at economics.
some of us have honor, and we try not to give our word of honor easy,
but when we give it is a 'law'
some of us have money,we accuse others, we make embargo, we make whatever 'noise', financial sanctions etc etc.
but when 'wheel turns' as a 'wet cat' they turn down face. and pay the fine, double,
Both is capitalism.
Remember China was build after 'Chicago model' that allow capitals to move abroad, after Vietnam war.
