Even in the left Daily Advertiser The headline reads: “Restaurants and shops fear closures during the Cycling World Championships.” The companies feared fewer customers and delivery problems.
Maybe. However, these days of cycling emergency in September peanuts compared to the everyday political madness in Switzerland’s largest city. The fact that “many streets are closed”, as the Tag complained, is not only the case during the Cycling World Championships, but is official policy of the left-green government.
Scaring away business and industry is a national sport in Zurich.
The general conditions, not only in the area of mobility, are deteriorating. One reason is the high taxes.
The canton of Zurich and its economic centre have been losing companies for years. NZZ complains about “company migration and job losses” and writes: “Zurich, no thanks: More and more companies are leaving the canton.” The heart of the Swiss economy is bleeding.
As the demands on the state continue to grow, even people outside of Zurich are increasingly asking themselves: How long can we continue to drive away those who finance all of this? The people of Zurich are sawing off the branch they are sitting on.
