With the Covid-19 pandemic still imposing a huge financial weight on the nation’s small businesses and families, many legislators are understandably eager to pursue policies they feel will ease that burden. But lawmakers must be careful that they are looking at policies that really will help.
Unfortunately, some sectors—in this case, retail—are using the crisis to push a decade-old agenda that has done, and would do, nothing to help struggling Americans and small businesses. In fact, their agenda could hurt.
