Time

I get the feeling I'm wasting my time
people are afraid of losing their money
afraid of the arguments within their families
afraid of finding family that will steal their money

afraid of losing their investments 
afraid of going into bankruptcy
My sister having started and lost to shops
has not the heart to travel that path again

they started a butcher shop and went into bankruptcy
they started a fairy shop but could not reach a profit 
a friend of mine started her own business
making/tie dying tee shirts

she had eighteen staff
Australia opened the doors 
to international trade
she could not compete against
 
companies that pay third world wages
time and time again I come up against
people with experience in business
afraid to restart in todays world

perhaps they are right 
but it's just as well your employers
didn't feel the same
we live in a hard country

I watched as a coffee shop employer
cried because she could afford 
the minimum wage for employees 
so that she could take time off

across the road from us a new plaza started
already only a year later 
several of the new companies have failed 
I imagine thousands of dollars in lost investment 

The worst was the biggest shop target
 that struggled to get customers 
in our thrifty Australian economy
people that try to cut costs buy cheap

Target could not compete against
Kmart's on both sides in close proximity
to many similar shops in close proximity
undermine each other business

making it impossible for the weakest to survive
you want competition to drive prices down
but we also need to look at sustainability  
shops need customers to survive 

Granted I am encouraging 
people to become investors 
but we also want those investments
to be successful

Governments thrive on the success
of their people
we need Governments that focus 
on creating successful investors

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