I apologize if I don’t quite understand your question.
I see many moving parts at work.
Some small businesses went under in recent years because workers didn’t come in, or customers didn’t come in. Restaurants suffered but it wasn’t just restaurants.
We were energy independent and exporting oil just 2 years ago. Now our pipelines are shut down, drilling is reduced and oil prices are sky high. That causes inflation at all levels.
Mandatory vaccines annoyed truckers and other supply chain workers and led to supply problems with food and non-food items alike.
Interest rates are going up and businesses that need to use credit are paying extra.
Lots of moving parts here, but for 2 years it’s been one hit after another for a wide variety of businesses. And although I see Help Wanted signs everywhere, it seems like many people just don’t want to apply for those jobs. Sometimes “Help Wanted” indicates boom times, and business expansion, and endless opportunities for all. I don’t believe that’s the case here.
I see a lot of bad stuff, and, one way or another, I think government policies have hurt us a lot more than they have helped us.
Good points.
The problem is that with a recession, the government may continue to spend money to get us out of it.