Small business are suffering

[bale002]

Originally Posted by SSWM

I also found out that there is 19 square feet of retail space in the US for every man, woman and child. That's way too much space. It's like a 9.5 X 9.5 foot room for everyone.

Let's turn that space back into basic manufacturing, starting with shoes and socks - oh wait, Clinton went to China to beg for more debt-driven consumption, basic production is not allowed on US soil - and let's turn golf courses back into basic local agriculture - oh wait, the homeowners associations, chambers of commerce and municipal governments are worried about property values and property taxes (measured in useless currency).

Let them starve to death naked high on the money supply, the idiots!

[Houston3]

Originally Posted by SSWM

Yes, it is. I saw a report about the future of the big box retailers and it looks pretty bleak for them. They're not expected to last the year. The major retailers are, Sears, Macy's, JC Penny and the last Montgomery Ward is already gone.
Once the anchors are gone from the malls, the rest will go and the malls will close.

I also found out that there is 19 square feet of retail space in the US for every man, woman and child. That's way too much space. It's like a 9.5 X 9.5 foot room for everyone.

9.5 X 9.5 room is 90.25 sq. ft. not 19 sq. ft.

[Heiwos]

Originally Posted by killer2021

I say it all the time, low taxes and low regulation is what creates wealth. We have high regulation and high taxes then wonder why unemployment is hitting double digits. Not hard to figure out.

Interesting then that the countries with the highest standard of livings are mostly those with high regulation and high taxes. Wealth (& health) for the very few maybe.