I and my wife own an antique shop that is free and clear. This corona virus thing has hurt us. However, she as a retired computer engineer, and myself as a retired pharmacist with both of with multiple income streams will be very much okay.
Friends of mine on Main Street Salado, Texas facing reduced sales and rent will probably go out of business.
There’s a town near us that’s totally dependent on tourists. Right now it’s a ghost town because even though the El Duce governor of WA has opened up some places the city council decided to keep the lock down. When things open up here, the town I don’t think will come back.
I forgot to add this.
I have absolutely no problem with free enterprise and having success or failure. Success and failure are both good in free enterprise. The customer wins, the entrepreneur of wisdom makes money. The other does not. The customer wins.
When government decides who wins or loses it is the first step to tyranny. Our great nation has already taken two steps.
ps
I have lived in many nations some free some moderately free and others under despots. Based on my past knowledge we are not free. We are only moderately free. Those words should scare the hell out of you. If they do not you are ignorant.
Even more oddly I did live in a nation controlled by an absolute ruler. He was a despot but a good despot. He died a few months ago. Today we do not know what the hell is the replacement. We know a name but do not know what the hell he will be. OMAN
Sultan Quaboos did love his nation. He was a benevolent despot. He was a good man and loved his nation. He was educated in England and a graduate of Sandhurst which is like our West Point. He knew full well our concepts of democracy would not work in his nation.
He should be admired.