Broadly, government has provided so much to me personally including an excellent state university education, and recently has come to rescue my microbusiness with a PPP loan and via my main gallery, CARES Act loans that will at least keep the lights on there until spring. Retail of all kinds is hurting, and a good deal of my posters are in the category of travel related gifts. No need to explain to anyone how that sector is ailing.
And more props to our local government which has found the money to temporarily shelter the many folks who are living on the streets during this COVID crisis which shows no sign of abating, indeed is getting worse. Though the art festivals were all cancelled and sales are down massively, these grants and the $150/wk that I get through unemployment surely helps us pay our extortionate health insurance bill, maintain our home and support our college aged son, and in turn contribute to our community by supporting local agriculture, restaurants and businesses. It is not fashionable to be anything but critical of the hand that feeds and yes there is a lot to be concerned about as far as how our governments conduct themselves, supposedly on our behalf, but we are all supported in so many often not obvious ways.
