| Eat out to help out on 13:32 - Aug 3 by GlasgowBlue |
Because take outs have been open through lockdown whereas restaurants have been closed for 3 1/2 months and need the help.
Hence the title “eat out to help out”. |
I get the intent, where things get muddy is most restaurants also do takeaway and of those who historically haven't, many have introduced it to survive lockdown. As there is a risk of increasing the infection rate by having people in restaurants, it's all a bit questionable. Those places where dine in is a bigger part of their business model will need the help, but it seems a bit unbalanced to say we'll give a leg up to these businesses over here, but not those over there, when there is a lot of cross-over with how they sell. Clearly it's not as simple as saying restaurants need help, takeaways don't.
As I said, there is no perfect solution and I think it's a positive step overall, just has a few holes. I enjoyed the member of public on the local news last night who said something along the lines of "I think it's a waste of taxpayers money and it should be put to something else, but I'll be taking advantage as often as possible". |  |
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