I am sure that many of you have grown weary of the election already, this one seems like it has been going on forever.
The 24-hour media outlets do a good job of saturating us with constant updates concerning the front-runners and don't forget the latest celebrity endorsements. Thanks to Oprah and Chuck Norris ...... if I cannot make up my own mind, a celebrity will be happy to do it for me. The worst is yet to come as we get closer to November! For some help in seeing differences between the candidates, click here.
But this isn't really anything new. The reason I wanted to post about the election is because of the effect that such things have on our economy. A recent report from a market study company indicates that business investment plans dropped by 40% in January from December. Many are brewing up a recession in their minds and all the talk doesn't help. However, recently I have seen articles in trade publications like Concrete Producer February issue indicate and prognosticate that the recession fears are not going to come to fruiting.
My question to you here is do you think that business will be influenced by the fact that this is an election year? Are you expecting things in your business to pick up or slow down?
Please let me know your thoughts,
Scott Bonine
National Sales Manager
Monitor Technologies
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