For many Americans, government relief checks will come too late

Mar 30, 20200

Hiroko Masuike – New York Times count

FILE -- A New York State Department of Labor office in Brooklyn, March 19, 2020. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs due to business closures in the wake of the coronavirus.

On Wednesday, as on the first day of any month, many companies and households will have bills to pay. This time, a lot will simply pile up.

Angela Rogan is unlikely to make the rent on her apartment in the San Francisco Bay Area. Katherine Anderson, who owns a cafe-bakery in Seattle, isn't going to pay her $30,000-a-month lease. Even the Cheesecake Factory, a multibillion-dollar company, has told landlords not to expect an April remittance.

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