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Bill USA

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3. the wealthy owners & CEOs never get that you can't have your cake and eat it too. Incomes for most

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:14 PM

Jul 2016

people have shown little Real growth (Real: adjusts for inflation) since 1980. But business owners keep thinking their revenues and profits will just keep growing. When people have less and less disposable income to spend sooner or later businesses are going to see their revenue growth slow.

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Analyst Warns of a Restaurant Downturn and Sees Harbinger of U.S. Recession [View all] Purveyor Jul 2016 OP

Something else that might be affecting the numbers: Qutzupalotl Jul 2016 #1

People are going away from chain restaurants. People are also shopping more and more online. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #2

the wealthy owners & CEOs never get that you can't have your cake and eat it too. Incomes for most Bill USA Jul 2016 #3

I think people are growing weary of corporate chain crap food... Chakaconcarne Jul 2016 #4