U.S. Expected to Revise Small Business Aid Program

WASHINGTON—Lawmakers and government officials are preparing to make significant changes to the Paycheck Protection Program, amid cooling demand for government-backed loans and criticism from business owners who say they can’t tap the funds.

The changes are likely to include giving businesses more flexibility to spend the money, according to lawmakers and others following the deliberations. Under the original terms, 75% of the funds were required to be spent on employee salaries for the loans to be forgiven.

Government: shoot, aim, load.

Hi my name is Hannah despite being quarantined because of covid19, I have made $10,000 with a startup capital of $1000, This is more than my usual salary Dm to start investing on what you'll benefit from

How about giving out the funds? BankofAmerica deliberately sabotages my application, didn't send docs, refused to tale my calls, and still won't call me back. And they got away with it because the big corps got all the attention.

Where is this place where a haircut is $9.00? 🤔

You must be kidding me. If they keep changing the rules, how can we hope to be compliant

Seniors have less hair. Why $8?

It can't be managed locally the Governor can't get unemployment to work right, even with warning especially when Pelosi made sure it was used to keep Americans from getting checks with Trump's signature on it. She knew the 40 year old system would fail but it didn't matter

AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY IN PROGRESS COURTESY OF THE LYING CORRUPT CRIMINAL PRESIDENT AND HIS ADMINISTRATION.

Here is a plan: just reopen. Florida and Georgia are leading the way.

Amazing that it took 'officials' so long into the crisis before the realized that their initial scheme was a ridiculous failure. Now how long will it take them to implement something that actually helps small business to survive state-imposed closure?

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