In 2006 I left a career as environmental planner ,moved to NC and took a second mortgage and bought the Dillsboro Chocolate Factory in Dillsboro,NC. I also own several Smoky mountain vacation rentals too. From 2001 until 2007 I saw year over year growth in my vacation rentals. in 2008 the economy crashed and here in the Smokies that recession lasted through the Summer of 2016. from 08 to 16 we were flat every year was like the previous. Tourism was flat . My taxes went up during that time and my healthcare costs continued to go up. My wife took a second job and in 2010 we canceled our UCF season tickets which I had since 1996. it was lean my friends, really lean.
I am not exaggerating here. When Trump won it is as if somebody opened the floodgates. I have had year after year growth. I bought out a competitor in 2018 and have two stores. I am about to open a new coffee bar in downtown Waynesville. What changed? consumer confidence, lower taxes and real growth based on organic demand.
Now, I think the best worse case scenario of Biden would be a stagnation of the economy,higher taxes and such. Worse case we could see a serious recession. Econmiic choices are driven by fear and greed and uncertainty or stability and predictably. Biden injects real fear on many in the middle class. He injects uncertainty. The Biden crowd can say no way, I am dumb as a post ,blah blah. I run two businesses. I work hard and I deal in an industry where I meet people all over America ,the world even and I got a pulse on it. I saw businesses in Dillsboro by 2012 just dry up and close. I had friends lose everything, their business,their homes and savings. I do not doubt Biden could bring those days back.