03-05-2014, 03:45 PM
Businesses are in business to make money, that is the purpose of running a business. If they thought putting the money into new investments would create more profits they would. I think its overly simplistic to say the economy sucks because the evil corporations are hoarding everything. Corporations react to the economy, they don't forcefully grow it.
Energy prices have been on a steady rise over the last decade, with crude oil more than tripling in price. I think that is the biggest issue facing growth and was also one of the driving forces in causing the recent recession. I think the resurgence of energy production in the US over the last 5 years has saved us from a much worse downfall and will also lead us back into growth going forward as companies move jobs and manufacturing back to the US because of the cheaper input costs.
My 2c anyways...
Energy prices have been on a steady rise over the last decade, with crude oil more than tripling in price. I think that is the biggest issue facing growth and was also one of the driving forces in causing the recent recession. I think the resurgence of energy production in the US over the last 5 years has saved us from a much worse downfall and will also lead us back into growth going forward as companies move jobs and manufacturing back to the US because of the cheaper input costs.
My 2c anyways...