@CunneenKeith@Ben_Scallan One family has four commercial properties in our town - all previously shops which they bought up and now leave vacant to protect their own shop and pub.
@CunneenKeith@Ben_Scallan Except when the businesses gouging the locals squirreled th money away into assets thus reducing the amount in overall circulation.
There’s a reason why a lot of Irish towns are/were dominated by single families owning multiple businesses along with other assets in the locality
@CunneenKeith@Ben_Scallan You mean when it became easier to move around we had more choice and didn’t have to put up with the local shop price-gouging us.
@AndyMcDeeOne@Glenna_lynch There’s not a farm around us (NW Cork) that doesn’t have a tractor older than 3 years, as well as a twin-cab of some description older than 5 year