not every small business is set up as an LLC, although I'd imagine most restaurants are. sometimes you just can't get the loans you need as an LLC; the lenders

not every small business is set up as an LLC, although I'd imagine most restaurants are. sometimes you just can't get the loans you need as an LLC; the lenders want an actual person to go after if the business goes under. if I were running a business under a sole proprietorship, I would have to think pretty hard about whether to take the loan or just cut my losses and move on. I do feel it's generally inappropriate for the government to just give money to a privately owned business, but this is an extreme case where businesses are going under as a direct result of actions taken by the government (reasonable as they may be). not sure where I stand on this one.