Yes a donation platform. Yes everyone would prefer to get goods/services in exchange for their money. But this is to ensure the business' survival. I think if a

Yes a donation platform. Yes everyone would prefer to get goods/services in exchange for their money. But this is to ensure the business' survival. I think if asked, most people would want their local restaurant, coffee shop, boutique store, corner store etc to stay in business. Potentially, similar to kickstarter, these businesses could provide some sort of reward system, which could translate to "IOU" goods/services when the economy and business picks up. And yes I do agree that in these times, bad businesses need to be left to fail. However, this is different: for the public health good, governments in many countries are restricting movement of people, operating requirements for businesses, or even closing down some businesses for weeks/months at a time. It's not the fault of these business owners that this happens. Unfortunately for the good of the public health, they lose out, default on mortgages/loans, lay off staff, and exit to go on welfare (if available to them in their country). I think this is a reasonable alternative to that scenario.