> They were eventually paid By whom? My understanding of the situation was that landlords did not get a subsidy to make up for lost rents or being unable to ev

> They were eventually paid By whom? My understanding of the situation was that landlords did not get a subsidy to make up for lost rents or being unable to evict non-paying tenants. Back-rent would be nice, but is not likely, especially with up to 12 months worth. > I believe we could have an economic system that is so rigid and inflexible that it can't respond sensibly to a crisis and instead forces society into a death spiral to protect capital, but that we're wiser than that. Well if that's the only choice here, then you made a pretty good argument for it.