Pallys, Perhaps you should talk to those who weere reliant on...

Pallys,
Perhaps you should talk to those who weere reliant on tourists, who all but disappeared, even when the dollar was way down. Exporters of manufactured goods to the developed world also suffered greatly from a lack of demand. I know many who's profits went way down and were lucky enough to have survived. 23000 schools projects takes a lot of tradies. How exactly would they have been otherwise employed?