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		AnIdiotOnTheNet on March 12, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. will suspend all travel from Europe for 30 da... What about to your job, if you don't have a job that you can do remotely? Employers generally don't like paying people who can't make it in to work, and it's hard to pay for food without money.

iso1210 on March 12, 2020 [–]

Even if employers were happy to pay the wages, most small employers aren't going to be able to keep going when incoming cashflow goes to zero

I assume the U.S. government will be pumping money directly into the hands of small businesses and employees.

AnIdiotOnTheNet on March 12, 2020 | [–]

You assume a hell of a lot.

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