America’s swimming pool bust echoes cooling economy
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/03/swimming-pools-us-economy-construction
by SscorpionN08
America’s swimming pool bust echoes cooling economy
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/03/swimming-pools-us-economy-construction
by SscorpionN08
4 comments
u/repostsleuthbot
This article is comparing numbers from 2021 to today. Many people wanted a pool after covid so numbers were up. Not everyone wants a pool or has room for a pool. So gradually declining numbers aren’t a sign of any type of economic issue. The Biden economy is working for everyone. It’s important to get out and vote if you want to keep this economy going.
Well, if nobody is selling their house to buy a new one, they probably don’t need a new pool. If they wanted a pool, they probably already got one.
People are starting to realize the costs (waste) associated with owning a pool. People are starting to realize there’s probably better uses for our dwindling water supply.
Society is shifting to a use/access/borrow economy than an ownership economy. We use to be like that. Everyone would buy one different tool, and then the community of owners would share.
There’s no reason to own a boat that you bring to the lake a few times per year. Just rent one, and you’ll be miles ahead in the checkbook and stress department. Likewise with pools.
I am not sure about your “dwindling water supply” point, perhaps the mismanagement in some parts of the country make it feel that way. But as a whole we are in zero risk of “running out of water”