[CFW]

Inflation is killing small businesses. Between the draconian lock-downs of the ridiculous response to the government-made pandemic and then to the inflation costs of installing Joe Biden, it has been a rough few years.

[PeterPrinciple]

Why would anyone want to own or invest in a business right now with all the ..........................

[cableguymn]

For us the free COVID cash was a boom. People buying cars from our car lot and parts for their projects from our junk yard.

Then when the money ran out and Biden assumed office it turned in to a bust

Every month we barely scrape by now. The cash we set aside during the boom is long gone. Holding out hope they let trump win.

[guitar Josh]

We're probably in the early months of a recession. Multiple employment-based inflation indicators are flashing red. The most famous is the Sahm Rule, which hasn't been triggered yet. It's at .37, and the trigger is official at .50. The thing is that historically since the early 50s, .37 and .50 have the same record of calling recessions.

.37 is usually just usually 1-2 months earlier than .50.

[cp124]

Manufacturing is in deep recession.