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Last week, landlord stans had their chance to yell at me in the comments for not considering the landlords’ plight as equal to that of tenants who face homelessness and debt that will likely burden their children and their children’s children for generations to come in the face of the pandemic. This week, white man restaurateur enthusiasts get your scolding fingers ready to wag: A new lawsuit that alleges discrimination against white men who have to wait three weeks to apply for business aid while groups that have been harder hit by the pandemic get their turn can shut up too.
A conservative Wisconsin legal group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against President Joe Bidenâs administration for its prioritization of restaurants and bars owned by women and certain minorities in its COVID-19 relief package, arguing white men are being âpushed to the back of the lineâ for aid for their eateries.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced tens of thousands of restaurants to permanently shut their doors as dining restrictions keep customers away.
The lawsuit led by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty targets the period from May 3 until May 24 during which the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund will only process and fund requests from businesses owned by women; veterans; or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Eligibility opens broadly after that period.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A conservative legal outfit filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden s administration for its prioritization of restaurants and bars owned by women and certain minorities in its COVID-19 relief package, arguing white men are being “pushed to the back of the line for aid for their eateries.
The lawsuit led by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty targets the period from May 3 until May 24 during which the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund will only process and fund requests from businesses owned by women; veterans; or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Eligibility opens broadly after that period.
From May 3 until May 24 the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund will only fund requests from businesses owned by women; veterans; or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. A federal lawsuit argues that's unconstitutional.