At least two senators who actually voted on the act took issue with United's move. Perhaps they didn't understand what they were voting for or why the bill was drafted in the first place. Payroll Protection Program. Look up the definition of protect and tell me how cutting salaries 25% and eliminating benefits is "protection". The purpose of the bill was to keep people whole until October. Does anyone really think that saving money now will protect jobs in October if demand hasn't returned? Can anyone point to a single example of where employees who took concessions, voluntary or forced, that resulted in jobs being saved?