1. What is the Restaurant Revitalization Fund?

2. a) Define prioritize.
b) Who does the SBA prioritize in giving taxpayer money to? (Remember, the government doesn’t have its own money - it collects taxes from all taxpayers and consumers and redistributes it however Congress and the President want to.)
c) How does the SBA do this?

3. a) Who is Philip Greer?
b) On what grounds did Mr. Greer file a lawsuit against the SBA?

4. How did attorneys for the SBA’s administrator refute Greer’s claims?

5. How did U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor rule? Be specific.

6. The Small Business Administration (SBA) is an autonomous (independent) U.S. government agency established in 1953 to bolster and promote the economy in general by providing assistance to small businesses.
Why do you think the Biden administration attempted, through the SBA, to give special treatment to certain groups while they discriminated against others based on their sex and race?

7. If you were in one of the favored groups, what would you tell the SBA about their practice discriminating against your fellow restaurant owners?