I can't even imagine someone wanting to start a business in this atmosphere where local governments on a whim can shut down all commerce and declare tenants don't need to pay rent. For the businesses that fail, is there going to be anyone who will want to take their place? And for the businesses that survive, are they going to want to tempt fate twice, or are they going to be looking for an exit?
Even before the China Virus attack, business in NZ has been failing. I can only speak for my town and a few near by but it seems like now every 5th shop is a damn Chinese owned "variety store", all the dairys (corner shops) are now Indian owned and our main street has lots of empty buildings because the council sure as fuck won't drop the rent even if a place has been empty for months. NZ has been sold to the foreigners so its not surprise that a globalist like Jihad Jacinda wants to destroy whats left of our local businesses and leave us even more vulnerable to foreign money. Hence her love of "syrian refugees"...
I can't even imagine someone wanting to start a business in this atmosphere where local governments on a whim can shut down all commerce and declare tenants don't need to pay rent. For the businesses that fail, is there going to be anyone who will want to take their place? And for the businesses that survive, are they going to want to tempt fate twice, or are they going to be looking for an exit?
Even before the China Virus attack, business in NZ has been failing. I can only speak for my town and a few near by but it seems like now every 5th shop is a damn Chinese owned "variety store", all the dairys (corner shops) are now Indian owned and our main street has lots of empty buildings because the council sure as fuck won't drop the rent even if a place has been empty for months. NZ has been sold to the foreigners so its not surprise that a globalist like Jihad Jacinda wants to destroy whats left of our local businesses and leave us even more vulnerable to foreign money. Hence her love of "syrian refugees"...
This has been happening in America for the last 40 years. I'm genuinely sad that the same shit is taking over smaller countries as well.
"Californication" has been destroying regional US culture for a long time. It seems globalization is the next (final?) step in completely eroding it.
What does 'council' mean in this instance? Is the property owned by the town's government?
Yes, councils are local government in NZ.