DC gov giving $50,000 to restaurants "to remain operational"

[Anonymous]

I thought more workers were downtown now? Wasn't RTO supposed to save everything?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So now we have welfare for restaurants?

How about some welfare for taxpayers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So now we have welfare for restaurants?

How about some welfare for taxpayers?

Open a restaurant. No one said it has to be any good.

[Anonymous]

No one wants to go into crime ridden DC and pay exorbitant prices to support a minimum wage that is pegged way too high.

Maybe electing people with common sense and basic economic skills should be a priority if the district wants to survive. Maybe some more tourist based taxes will save the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This isn't about I-82.

It is about the decimation, between COVID and trump layoffs, of downtown DC.

+1 I think this is a half-baked idea, but trying to tie it to "progressive ideals" is pretty far-fetched. Was it progressive to bail out the banks or auto manufacturers? Why is it only a problem if the money goes to a non-billionaire?

Those were LOANS, dimwit. The US taxpayers actually made money on the bailouts, because they were paid back in full with interest.

Dems and progressives want to hand out pallets of free cash after their dumb policies lead to ruination.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one wants to go into crime ridden DC and pay exorbitant prices to support a minimum wage that is pegged way too high.

Maybe electing people with common sense and basic economic skills should be a priority if the district wants to survive. Maybe some more tourist based taxes will save the day.

Crime ridden DC? DC is on track to finish 2026 with under 100 murders. The last time it did that was in 2012 (only 88 murders).

DC has only had less than 100 murders once in the past 50 years. Crime is generally down 35% relative to last year, and last year was considered an amazing improvement.

The problem is that DC has the worst unemployment rate in the entire country due to DOGE.

[Anonymous]

Is $50K enough to save a restaurant? Maybe for a few weeks, or less...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one wants to go into crime ridden DC and pay exorbitant prices to support a minimum wage that is pegged way too high.

Maybe electing people with common sense and basic economic skills should be a priority if the district wants to survive. Maybe some more tourist based taxes will save the day.

Crime ridden DC? DC is on track to finish 2026 with under 100 murders. The last time it did that was in 2012 (only 88 murders).

DC has only had less than 100 murders once in the past 50 years. Crime is generally down 35% relative to last year, and last year was considered an amazing improvement.

The problem is that DC has the worst unemployment rate in the entire country due to DOGE.

LOL. Crime is only down because Trump put National Guard and ICE troops everywhere. Once they leave, crime will go back up.

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Anonymous wrote:Is $50K enough to save a restaurant? Maybe for a few weeks, or less...

There are teachers at my kids school who dont make a lot more than $50,000

[Anonymous]

Downtown is dead but go into ay DC neighborhood like Shaw, Petworth, Columbia Heights and you'll see restaurants and bars thriving. But they still need help. That's what this grant is trying to do. Not help the big investors but the small business owner who employs her neighbors. $50k is a drop int he bucket to the corporate handouts that are given but everyone is up in arms. And that $50k investment gets spent in the community, employing people, buying from other local businesses, paying taxes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Downtown is dead but go into ay DC neighborhood like Shaw, Petworth, Columbia Heights and you'll see restaurants and bars thriving. But they still need help. That's what this grant is trying to do. Not help the big investors but the small business owner who employs her neighbors. $50k is a drop int he bucket to the corporate handouts that are given but everyone is up in arms. And that $50k investment gets spent in the community, employing people, buying from other local businesses, paying taxes

What an incredible waste of tax dollars. People don't go out to eat because it's expensive as fkuc and there's nowhere to park.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So now we have welfare for restaurants?

How about some welfare for taxpayers?

No welfare for us! Only for those who want to milk the system. If the system allows it, they will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Downtown is dead but go into ay DC neighborhood like Shaw, Petworth, Columbia Heights and you'll see restaurants and bars thriving. But they still need help. That's what this grant is trying to do. Not help the big investors but the small business owner who employs her neighbors. $50k is a drop int he bucket to the corporate handouts that are given but everyone is up in arms. And that $50k investment gets spent in the community, employing people, buying from other local businesses, paying taxes

What an incredible waste of tax dollars. People don't go out to eat because it's expensive as fkuc and there's nowhere to park.

It's expensive, parking/driving is a nightmare, quality has gone down and there are all sorts of random fees.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Quick, who wants to open a restaurant?

Would a food truck count.

No it has to be a brick and mortar

[Anonymous]

It's important to know it's for more small businesses than just restaurants. Consignment sores, tailors, retail stores are also eligible. If you have a favorite local business, tell them to apply so they don't close down.