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TRENTON NJ, Governors in a handful of Northeastern States held a conference call to discuss a regional plan for reopening the economy when it’s time to lift some restrictions on the public and businesses. NFIB believes it is important to have those discussions now because a huge number of small businesses are in a financial crisis of immense proportions. While the business owners do want their employees and customers to be safe, a recent survey by NFIB showed most of these companies’ cash reserves could run out in one to two months making reopening not an option.
“It may be helpful to have consistent regulations among states, and it is good to know that these Governors are considering a plan to reopen the economy when the time is right, but time is running out quickly for small businesses,” said Tim Goodrich, NFIB Executive Director of State Government Relations. “Small business owners hoped the federal loans might help get them over this very difficult time, but the Paycheck Protection Program Loan rollout had glitches, and now the Emergency Injury Disaster loans have turned out to be a real disaster.”
NFIB says that the EIDL loans were applied for about a month ago and the money has not yet reached most small businesses that applied. The promised $10,000 upfront grant that a business could apply for if they applied for the EIDL loan was lowered to just $1,000 per employee over concerns the funds would run out. NFIB asks that the SBA work out these problems and get the money to those who so desperately need it immediately.
“This health crisis can cause sickness and death, and it must be addressed, but the risks from the economic crisis are extremely serious too,” said Eileen Kean, state director of NFIB in New Jersey. “If we don’t save these small businesses that employ around half of the workers in the state, and contribute about half of the state’s GDP, we will have financial and emotional devastation among workers and their families.”
“It will be important for these governors to understand how these small businesses operate and get the business owners’ input to be able to make informed decisions,” said Kean. “It is in the interest of the employees, customers, and the state that these small businesses open if they can do so safely before it’s too late. The longer they remain shut down it could require many more years to recover.”
Here’s the plan.
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Go back to work.
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Resume your life.
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Go to the doctor if you get sick.
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Well that’s the problem some people will not go to the doctor. Or stay home if you’re sick.
“Well that’s the problem some people will not go to the doctor. Or stay home if you’re sick.”
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Right.
So let’s lock up everyone in the world since a few people won’t go to the doctor.
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Spoken like a true fascist.
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I for one am terrified to get on train for work. I don’t know how many people are sick. I think if they open before mid may it may lead to a disaster. We do not have any protection. I don’t trust home made masks. How can someone wander around and go to an office with other people without having protection. And even masks are not 100% safe, not even close.
Some of those “philanthropists” in FB who ask for donations to buy thousands of masks for Valley need to offer same to their fellow residents. Valley has tons of gold and shouldnt be relaying to 3-4K donations from the village. This whole situation is fragile. The only cure can be the sun. I hope summer comes sooner rather than later.
Rip.
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Bandaid.
Take a shower. We work with people that stink.
Oh ‘ my god .
I feel sad for Eagle.
If she is one of the at high risk groups I understand, otherwise she has voluntarily placed herself in a restrictive world of unnecessary fear.
Don’t go out if you’re feeling sick .Open the restaurants while maintaining good hygiene. Restaurants should use one time use menu, discard after each use. Print them out!
Yes I agree because most menus are filthy.
People do go out sick and go to work sick because they are selfish and want to do what they want to do. All people even co workers will not do their part and thats what leads to trouble. Its a shame
Until there are reliable, widely adopted measures for preventing community spread, it would be highly irresponsible to “open the economy”. Doing so before we have a plan would mean a second wave, more deaths and another lockdown.
Advocating for anything other than patience until the medical community believes we, as a community, are safe is just plain stupid. But then again, this is the Ridgewood Blog, so…
not everyone lives of the good will of mommy and daddy ,some folks have to work for a living , turning NJ into Venezuela is not helpful, and laying off school teachers and other state workers is right around the corner
the constitution is not suspended because someone sneezes
the “models” have been totaly wrong , time to put you big boy pants on