Quoted from seenev:What's the back story here? Haven't a bunch of arcades done this? I remember jackbar for one and when I asked if they got PPP money, they just ignored the question.
I'll preface this by writing that I am not fond of private businesses asking for handouts or charity. Also, I don't know this person and am unfamiliar with their business. Also, I don't want to divert this into a political discussion or discourse.
But, being a fellow Pennsylvanian, I can say that the State of Pennsylvania was extraordinarily draconian with their restrictions on businesses during the pandemic. And, they held onto their policies longer than many states. I'm shocked at the number of businesses able to still survive the policies of the pandemic here in PA.
I'm all for letting capitalism run its course and for having businesses flush-out if they can't economically keep afloat. But some, small businesses especially, have been unfairly crushed by the Covid policy of the last 2-3 years of the current governor. It is especially tragic that many other people sat home in their pajamas doing nothing, still collecting money from the government for months, while countless business owners struggled to keep their doors open.