Why were PPP loans called loans if nobody was expected to pay them back, instead of PPP handouts?

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I am not commenting on whether or not they should have been. I am not interested in tying them back to discussion of any other loans or loan forgiveness.

Why call them loans if they are not?

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Because if they had announced free handouts for business owners and CEOs in the middle of a pandemic, people would legitimately have rioted.

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