Yes, as I look down the once prosperous business strip of the Mississippi Coast... all that I see are dollar stores, laundry centers, fast food and thrift stores... and Casinos... and 70% unoccupied but once thriving spaces... buildings... empty and for sale or rent. I call it “obamaville”. They are everywhere that Americans do business... except in DC and the surrounding evildom.
At this point in NJ/NY it is no longer about saving businesses; it is about preventing population from fleeing. As town deteriorate, the public sector’s jobs are at risk - now it is all about saving them (even if it means importing a population from the Third World to do so). Our public sector employees are our upper middle class now.