Outdoor dining will be allowed at the start of the reopening plan's second phase, with indoor dining to follow later as dictated by public health data.
'The state must allow customers in stores sooner rather than later,' said NFIB in response to Gov. Charlie Baker's plan to reopen the Massachusetts economy.
What happens in the economy as the COVID-19 panic subsides will be ultimately up to the consumers. Individuals will decide what they are comfortable with doing.
As the COVID-19 virus threat dissipates, the looming threat of regulations steps in as the new potential killer. Government regulations may kill the recovery.