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Re:Hazard pay in focus as essential workers earn less than t... by phonon on Thursday July 02, 2020 @05:57PM (#23718546)
Most of the PPP corporate loans will automatically convert to grants, as long as the funds are spent in a qualified manner, like payroll...that is why it was set up. Are you not familiar with this?
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Re:Hazard pay in focus as essential workers earn less than t... by ls612 on Thursday July 02, 2020 @08:46PM (#23719814)
That’s just a less direct way of giving the money to individuals, with the benefit that it facilitates preserving pre-pandemic formal economic relations. The money is still ending up in the pockets of the workers.
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Re:Hazard pay in focus as essential workers earn less than t... by phonon on Friday July 03, 2020 @04:08AM (#23722051)
What do you think businesses' number one cost is?
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