“I hope Congress passes a hearty re-up on the restaurant revitalization fund so Portland restaurants and bars can *actually* recover; we’re about to see a tidal wave of closures in 2022 otherwise. Hopefully, with that sort of financial support, restaurant owners will be able to really support restaurant workers, because for us to keep the restaurant industry alive, we need to be paying restaurant workers a living wage (*before* tips, so people aren’t reliant on them), with paid time off and health insurance. Frankly, health insurance shouldn’t be the responsibility of any business; it should be the government’s responsibility. Hopefully we’re finally ready to have that conversation in a
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