'All of us lost our jobs:' Food lines, tears, despair as layoffs mount - CNN - 0 views
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Souder estimates at the rate of loss at his restaurant, it will lose $250,000 a quarter, which forced him to lay off 75 employees in one day.
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Souder's restaurant is a microcosm of the coronavirus' ravaging of an industry and a sign of what awaits other sectors of the US economy.
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In an open letter to President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the National Restaurant Agency estimated a drop in sales by "$225 billion during the next three months, which will prompt the loss of between five and seven million jobs."
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"At first you're thinking about them. I feel horrible for them," said Souder, explaining the heartache of firing beloved staff. "And then they have to go and tell their family, 'I just got laid off.'"
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"People are not going to be able to support their families for more than two months," said Bocken. "It's going to hit every aspect of life and the government needs to react and help us get through this. That's the only way it's going to work, by putting money back in people's hands."