Coronavirus - Taiwan Open July 2021

[BiggusDickus]

@DesiInTaipei

I think they had announced that foreign owned business would be eligible. But whether they actually get it or not is another story.

It’s so short-sighted if they aren’t.

TGI goes under then people lose jobs, landlords lose rent, suppliers lose business…

More importantly, I like their cocktails

[Belgian_Pie]

@BiggusDickus

Is the government not giving out loans to businesses? Insane if they aren’t.

Friggin’ ridiculous amounts. The government gives you 40K, one time. Most businesses can’t even pay rent from that.

They also let you get a loan of 500K at 1%. That’s it! 500K NT$ last year and 500K this time. After a year interest goes up to 1.6%.

[BiggusDickus]

@Belgian_Pie

@BiggusDickus

Is the government not giving out loans to businesses? Insane if they aren’t.

Friggin’ ridiculous amounts. The government gives you 40K, one time. Most businesses can’t even pay rent from that.

They also let you get a loan of 500K at 1%. That’s it! 500K NT$ last year and 500K this time.

That’s madness. Every developed country is dishing out proper loans.

[Belgian_Pie]

@BiggusDickus

That’s madness. Every developed country is dishing out proper loans.

Not Taiwan! Keep everything closed and have businesses shut down or get bankrupted.

[TaiwanMango]

@Belgian_Pie

Not Taiwan!

That’s because Taiwan is awesome and doesn’t even have that bad of a covid situation. The government doesn’t need to spend money.

[Brianjones]

As I mentioned earlier Hualien and areas that depend on tourists are much worse than the big cities on the West coast .
I did notice some emoving electric scooters outlets closed, not sure if they bankrupted.

[TaiwanMango]

@Brianjones

I did notice some emoving electric scooters outlets closed, not sure if they bankrupted.

Most of the ones in Jiaoxi are gone. Jiaoxi has been hit hard.

[BiggusDickus]

@Belgian_Pie

@BiggusDickus

That’s madness. Every developed country is dishing out proper loans.

Not Taiwan! Keep everything closed and have businesses shut down or get bankrupted.

There will be lot of pissed-off former small business owners in future elections.

[finley]

@BiggusDickus

That’s madness. Every developed country is dishing out proper loans.

Without visibility on policy, though, nobody’s going to take those loans. They’ll make a calculated decision to just close down. Particularly with Ko spouting off about not letting up until 80% vaccine coverage (which would basically mean 95%+ of the adult population plus children down to ~12 years old).

[TaiwanMango]

@finley

Particularly with Ko spouting off about not letting up until 80% vaccine coverage (which would basically mean 95% of the adult population plus children down to ~12 years old).

Hmmmm. I’ve been looking at these squiggly lines on graphs, and I think the lockdown in Taipei should last another 5-10 years.

[OrangeOrganics]

Yes he has Asperger’s I think

[Taiwan_Luthiers]

Maybe everyone in Taiwan has aspergers.

Doesnt explain why the need for unquestioned obedience to authority though.

[Terry_B]

@finley

Particularly with Ko spouting off about not letting up until 80% vaccine coverage (which would basically mean 95%+ of the adult population plus children down to ~12 years old).

I noticed the “80%” number earlier this week in Line threads. Dismissed it as rumors.

If you think back through the past year, a lot of policy does appear to have been wagged by social media or, as kids like to call it, “science”.

[qinqinbaobaojugaogao]

Please, I hope this is true. I’m begging them to close.

[Deca]

MIght it not soon be time to stop with mandatory mask-wearing OUTSIDE? Keep it mandatory for any indoors venue, but let it be up to the individual for outside use.

[Belgian_Pie]

@finley

Particularly with Ko spouting off about not letting up until 80% vaccine coverage

Ko should lockdown his mouth!

[Belgian_Pie]

@OrangeOrganics

Yes he has Asperger’s I think

You mean asparagus?

[tando]

@Belgian_Pie

Ko should lockdown his mouth!

Then he is not Ko.

[FairComment]

Maskless hordes! The horror of it all!