Posted on 02/27/2016 10:29:19 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Look out Donald, the lamestream probably won't wait until you win the primaries if they can frame you as the cause sooner than later.
I agree; I’ve posted on other threads that for a state with a dense population and a proportionate number of blacks, NJ has few of the racial attacks described occurring around the country. People know the real deal, and more and more whites never interact with blacks at all (except possibly at work, but blacks seem to be losing ground there as well).
Why expose yourself to such attacks in public areas needlessly?
The only thing keeping the numbers looking as good as they are is the Fed’s printing and bond buying. Nothing has been fixed.
People (like me) don’t like big box stores. It takes too long to find what you want and there’s too much walking.
A) Internet shopping
B) Too many rude and crude people to deal with.
C) Declining disposable income (latest oil price dip notwithstanding)
D) Third-world-ization of the economy. - Declining middle class.
| That's right. There's a glut of same old, same old stores. I think it's easy to pick particular stores having trouble and that gives you a distorted view. Perhaps the reality is a combination of factors:
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All of those stores that are closing are selling the same stuff you can get online, with different labels. I’ve tried buying merchandise locally. It’s mauled over, tough to find what you’re looking for, and the stores have no personality. What’s the point?
And don't try the argument that a lot of his merchandise is made overseas. When his goal is to sell "made in the USA" instead of selling his brand, he'll bring his know-how to the endeavor.
Do ANY of the wannabees have even an ounce of experience in those endeavors?
Obama uses the same falsehoods and lack of evidence that the really hard core anti-Trumpers use...
The Dollar General store in my neighborhood sells more groceries than anything else. When the local Piggly Wiggly closed, the Dollar General couldn’t keep groceries on the shelves. They even sell dairy, eggs, meat and frozen foods.
My Dollar Tree has a huge wall of frozen foods. One I stopped at in Sugar Land has none which really surprised me. Seems like inventories are not all the same.
Our family has managed to survive with just visits to the Dollar Tree and Kroger for the last four months. Went into Dollar General and found their prices a lot higher for like products. Cannot do brand comparison because their brands are all different, but no alcohol anywhere. Maybe because it is Texas or local laws prevent?
Most of the stuff sold in all these stores comes from China, or at least elsewhere.
Maybe we can do without it?
I’m pretty sure we can manufacture the essentials that most people need here or closer to home.
It could be that besides having less money to waste, people have decided they don’t want to waste their money on a lot of crap from China (and elsewhere) that they really don’t need.
Note that China’s manufacturing has gone way down, as has shipping. They have found other markets in developing countries but it doesn’t make up for what they have lost selling in the West.
[[Maybe it’s just because of my two state area (TX-LA), but I have never seen beer sold at a Dollar General. Interesting. ]]
It might be there but not in a prominent spot.
When you walk into most stores the stores layout tends to lead you to the right because that is how most people shop.
Here they keep the beer on the left wall to the entrance (the last place a normal shopper would look but a quick spot for someone coming in for it to grab because it is near the cashiers.
For a long time I never noticed it myself and then I noticed someone buying it and said something to the cashier about having no idea that they sold beer.
Cashier tells me that they sell tons of it , especially on Sundays , that the store is located about 50’ beyond the dry areas for selling beer on Sunday mornings.
There will never be a true economic recovery again until we bring back manufacturing to the USA. The only way to do that is with protectionist polices, tax rate reductions and to get out of disastrous trade agreement. Short term pain long term gain.
[[Hadn’t noticed it before my last visit to one in North Texas. Piled up near the checkout. On the other hand, I don’t think I’ve ever seen eggs. No coolers in that one - the beer was just on the floor.]]
Here the beer is in cases piled on the floor to the left of the entrance near the cashiers (the last place a normal shopper looks when they walk around a store). They have lots of coolers and they sell a lot of milk & eggs at a much cheaper price than the normal grocery store so people stop there a lot for it.
I think the internet has a lot to do with the closing of brick and mortar.
Walmart is also opening up to 405 new stores, 195 ofthem ion the US.
More than 95 percent of the closed U.S. stores are within 10 miles of another Wal-Mart store. When possible, it will transfer store associates to nearby locations.
KC has seen major store closings since 07.
Excellent points.
Yeah, the donald just created businesses, suckered in investors, declared bankruptcy, and left the investors holding the bag; rinse and repeat...I wonder how well that will work in the government business?
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