claim: "more businesses are closing than are opening for the first time in our nation's history."
author: todd wilcox
evidence_1: sep 17, 2014 ... consequently, for the first time in 30 years, business deaths now outnumber ... “it  is not an exaggeration to report that our nation's immigration ...
evidence_2: jan 13, 2015 ... when businesses are closing faster than they're launching, free ... story  highlights ... third, but 12th among developed nations in terms of business startup  activity. ... per capita, and this is our single most serious economic problem. ... for  the first time in 35 years, american business deaths now outnumber ...
evidence_3: mar 9, 2018 ... toys r us was one of the nation's best-known retail chains and has a ... open  settings ... take a trip back to your younger days with one of the nation's ... 1998 –  walmart beats toys r us for the title of top u.s. toy seller for the first time. ...  according to the wall street journal, toys r us is closing 200 more ...
evidence_4: “more important than gold”: fdr's first fireside chat ... to stop the run on banks , many states simply closed their banks the day before ... to project his personal  warmth and charm into the nation's living rooms. ... by the afternoon of march 3, a  week ago last friday, scarcely a bank in the country was open to do business.
evidence_5: may 29, 2018 ... the coffee giant closed more than 8000 stores tuesday afternoon to ... open  settings ... starbucks anti-bias training: why the coffee chain closed 8,000 stores  ... understanding prejudice and the history of public accommodations ... this isn't  the first time the cafe chain has tried to deal with the topic of race.