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To: Washington State Governor Jay Inslee and State of Washington Legislature
Subsidies for Small Businesses
Create stimulus package to subsidize all Washington small businesses for income loss due to Corona outbreak impacts.
Why is this important?
Small business in neighborhoods throughout Washington State, such as restaurants, bars, cafés, gyms, museums, and retailers, contribute to the vitality and character of our communities in addition to being major contributors to our economy as they create, provide jobs, and deliver goods and services.
It is important to support impacted workers during this outbreak. However, workers need small businesses to re-employ them after the outbreak; thus it is critical to also subsidize the small businesses as we subsidize individuals and bail out big businesses.
Low interest loans only push small businesses further into debt and eventual bankruptcy without business demand. The small businesses need to pay rent, insurance, and existing debt for seasonal inventory that will not be able to be sold. Loss of business and seasonal inventory cannot be recouped. This extended disruption isn't short-term as vaccination is projected to be at least 18 months out.
Unless small businesses are subsidized for this duration to make up for loss of income and loss of inventory, small businesses will not survive to reopen.
Imagine only big retailers and chained fast-food to go back to after 18 months.
Let's urge our leaders to create a stimulus package for small businesses and pass it quickly.
It is important to support impacted workers during this outbreak. However, workers need small businesses to re-employ them after the outbreak; thus it is critical to also subsidize the small businesses as we subsidize individuals and bail out big businesses.
Low interest loans only push small businesses further into debt and eventual bankruptcy without business demand. The small businesses need to pay rent, insurance, and existing debt for seasonal inventory that will not be able to be sold. Loss of business and seasonal inventory cannot be recouped. This extended disruption isn't short-term as vaccination is projected to be at least 18 months out.
Unless small businesses are subsidized for this duration to make up for loss of income and loss of inventory, small businesses will not survive to reopen.
Imagine only big retailers and chained fast-food to go back to after 18 months.
Let's urge our leaders to create a stimulus package for small businesses and pass it quickly.
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