Cause & Effect Economy

As a kid, we all played the game where you lined dominos up in a wide arrangement – taking hours to weave across the floor in a massive pattern – only to enjoy the few seconds of enjoyment as you toppled the first one over and watched as the rapid escalation of each one pushing the next down spread across the floor.

Unfortunately, that childhood scenario is the best way to explain what is taking place with our local economy.

While most people are well aware of what problems repeatedly torture our local bars and restaurants, several small shops can sum up their problem in one word –...