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To: Govenor Murphy
Reopen NJ Bars & Restaurants
If you wait until June to open bars and restaurants, we will not withstand this. It's killing us; Our family has owned a local bar for over 40 years and if this goes until June, we will be facing atronomical financial consequences. My staff's moral is down and most of them have not been able (after weeks of trying) to collect their unemployment benefits. I can only imagine how someone new to this business must feel and seasonal spots down at the jersey shore that rely on Memorial Day weekend to jump start their annual income. The emotional and financial stress is becoming too much to bear, not just for service industry employees but their customers as well. As humans, we need socialization. We are serving take out ,but will not be worth it much longer. I feel bars and restaurants can comply with social distancing and have the sanitation in check way better than the grocery/big box/liquor stores.
Why is this important?
For me and many of these businesses, this is our livelihood and way of life. What happened to pro-choice? By June 6th, it will be over 60 days of us complying and with no end in site. We have the bare minimum or absolutely NO money coming in but still have to pay our state and federal taxes along with utilities, insurance, etc. Please reconsider this. We the people have right to make responsible choices and if you want to stay home, then stay home. That is your right as it our right to run our businesses, support our families, and get our staff, who are suffering the most back to work.