Posted by 36 coupe on March 17, 2009 at 04:17:57 from (216.220.250.133):
In Reply to: Re: O/T Recession posted by Bill(Wis) on March 16, 2009 at 17:40:29:
I know people who are out of work here and business owners who are going broke.Two small stores just quit in Feb about 25 miles from here.One of the stores had 8 employees.The owner saw a 47% decrease in business last summer.Another store had been in business for 50 years, good stock ,prices a bit high.I always stopped in when I went fishing or bought lumber for my picnic tables.They quit selling gas 2 years ago.10 years ago I sold 40 tables every summer, last year just 3.A fellow who built tables about 15 miles from me didnt build any tables last year.I notice the morning rush of people going to work is way down.Newspapers are shutting down, no ad money comming in.Sales of vegetable seeds have increased 50% for 1 seed co here,2 others have seen a 35% increase.Carpenters have no work here.NAFTA, the increased use of credit cards ,crooked mortgages and plain greed have brougth this country too its knees.Real estate taxes take 4 of my SS checks,I dread this years hike. we have been had assessors around last summer putting phoney puffed up values on homes and land.I have watched people buying groceries with credit cards for several years.One electric co sent out disconnect notices to half its customers last year.
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