When a recession happens, people have less money. When you have less money, what kinds of things are you going to continue buying? You’re definitely going to continue buying food. The result: farming regions and grocery stores do okay during a recession. What are you going to stop buying? You’re probably going to think twice about that extravagant family vacation to Disney World. The result: tourism-dependent places like Florida, and industries like leisure and hospitality, are hit hard. People aren’t going to choose a trip to the Bahamas over buying groceries any time soon. Well, they might,
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