I think a lot of businesses are getting worried that the current presidential election would affect the economy in a negative way. I think the main thing many of them are worried about is how possible new taxes are going to affect their business depending on which political party take control of the White House, along with Congress. There are other concerns about things such as healthcare costs, minimum wage laws, income inequality, etc.They are very uncertain about what the future may hold for them and not sure which side they want to lean on, especially since the current president is not running for reelection. I think it makes it very hard for them to focus long-term about growing or expanding their
