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Re:The state of the restaurant industry by biztos on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @09:03PM (#22612525)
If by “suspend” you mean cancel the debt due in the quarantine months than I definitely agree: in both moral and economic terms it would be best for the rent-seekers to take as much of the hit as possible.

But if it’s just a pause in collection, and you still owe that money, then it’s the same old margin problem: very few restaurants make enough money to repay that loan no matter who it comes from.

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Re:The state of the restaurant industry by markdown on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @11:37PM (#22613384)
A business that was going to fail due to low margins without COVID19 shouldn't suddenly get to live because COVID19 destroyed the world economy.

It has to be a pause in collection (and interest), but at the end of the day the lender also has to get their money back.

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