The Ripple Effect of Neglect
Look at this photo, it looks like an eyesore, maybe a small inconvenience, but that tiny dip in the road is more than a nuisance. It's a chain reaction waiting to cripple an economy. The first blue lands on vehicles, shocks scatter, tires bust, suspensions give way. Owners spend more money fixing what should not be broken. That money they lost was supposed to circulate in school fees, small savings, maybe even seed capital for taxable income generating hustle. Instead, it goes to patchwork repairs. Taxable income reduces, government revenue shrinks . That same government already struggling now has even less income to fix the next road. Then the holes multiply. Now think about commerce. An e-commerce company like FastestCakes.com buys a delivery vehicle, a pink baby and expects to use it for 5 years. Bad roads cut that life to 3. Depreciation runs faster, profit margins shrink. With lower profi...