Change the tax code, and encourage manufacturing to return to America.
It is that simple.
Build stuff here.
Good thing this is a consumer driven economy or we we would be good and totally scre...wait...
Gee. When given the choice of expensive food, a roof over my head, expensive gasoline and heat in the winter...I’m PRETTY SURE I’m not going ot be spending those dollars at flippin’ Radio Shack, LOL!
I’m as thrifty as they come, and I’ve gotten A LOT thriftier these past five years.
And not always due to CHOICE. Worst. Congress. Ever. Worst President. EVER.
I am so sick of hearing that we’re doing fine because we’re in the top 10 percent of income. Bologna! We’re in the top ten percent of income and we most definitely are belt tightening and coupon clipping in ways we haven’t done in many, many years. I’ll bet most everyone I know in my family and geographic area is not only in the top 10 percent, but more like top 2 percent of income. And you know what? I’m better off than just about all of them because our kids are grown. We’re done paying for school and braces, etc.
The government dependence thing is interesting. My neighbor fought for years to get to full disability. After being turned down repeatedly in court, he finally got it last year. It was celebration time. He works a garden, has horses, but has disability.
And I just joined a band where the leader fell off a roof (he’s a roofer) and is going for full disability. He lives for fee on an elderly lady’s farm in a house that is such a dump that one of the exterior walls is missing it’s skin, showing what is left of the fiberglass insulation and interior wall. But he pays no rent. It’s a good thing because he gets ALL of his income from playing in a bar band. He’s ridiculously good, though...
But he can get around. Just not well. He has a bit of a limp.
The media has no interest in reporting any factual data like this the public - they have much more important things to spend their time reporting - such as Marco Rubio drinking water when his throat gets dry as a major, horrific scandal of epic proportions.
They continue to report a good Obama economy even with GDP dropping 0.1% in the last quarter.
There’s a supermarket in the South East called Publix. They made a habit of providing clean stores, great customer service and a reasonable price.
They are beating Walmart in the grocery sector and put other supermarket chains out of business.
They aren’t the cheapest but they are always busy.
One thing to consider is trading down - notice that Dollar General and Family Dollar aren’t on that list.
Even Wal-Mart is feeling strong competition on the low end.
In the “new normal” of Baraq, life is hard if you’re not well off or on the govt dole.
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"Unless Congress steps in..."
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Uhh.
This is Der Leader's sequester. It was what he wanted and what he agreed to. Republicans gave him his sequester and his tax hikes.
Don't want the sequester? It's up to Der Leader. He owns it.
The MSM is parroting the crap that the Food Stamp President’s administration puts out. If they could view themselves honestly, they would realize they are the new communist propaganda machine. Having visited several communist countries in the 70s, it is eerie and scary to see the MSM emulate the old communist propaganda machine.
I still Monkey Wards
-——as payroll-tax increases hit shoppers-——
The desired solution is wage inflation to counteract the wage cut resulting from resumption of the payroll tax. Unions and minimum wage increase demands will force the issue. The wage inflation must be kick started and the tax resumption provides the kick.
——As long as the stock market is moving higher they think that everything is just fine-——
I think his thoughts were misinterpreted. He is saying the stock market represents the collective minds of the market and if the market minds reach consensus the problem is slight the market will keep on keeping on.
Very Good Article
-——as payroll-tax increases hit shoppers-——
The desired solution is wage inflation to counteract the wage cut resulting from resumption of the payroll tax. Unions and minimum wage increase demands will force the issue. The wage inflation must be kick started and the tax resumption provides the kick.
——As long as the stock market is moving higher they think that everything is just fine-——
I think his thoughts were misinterpreted. He is saying the stock market represents the collective minds of the market and if the market minds reach consensus the problem is slight the market will keep on keeping on.
Ahhh..... I had my daily Blam fix after missing two days. I feel better already
Naw. Every thing is wonderful! And we have 4 more years of great things!!
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I have to say, part of this is a shift in how we shop. My son bought everything for Christmas, online. I came home from work, for lunch, in December, a UPS truck was coming up one side of the street, and a FedEx truck was coming in the opposite direction, both stopping to deliver packages, up and down our street. It struck me - we don’t got to the mall, any more, the mall comes to us. Please understand, I am NOT a defender of the 0 economy, just an observation. Thanks.
Most of those companies deserve to close. They are not keeping up with the changes necessary to keep in business. Seriously, Best Buy? Really? Nobody is buying DVDs or music anymore. Everything is purchased through Amazon or people have Netflix, Hulu, or/and Amazon Prime. Any video type store is on life support. Office Depot? Really? Nobody goes there anymore.K-Mart? Losey store that is dirty. Walmart is a million times better. Every company mentioned does not surprise me....except Barnes and Nobel sorta because at least they are trying to keep up with technology but it won’t be enough obviously.
I find the pics to be representative of a good reality, in general.