tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post5268037726591517479..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: How is your economy today? ... by gimleteyeGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-30443102366548898202013-09-22T14:01:53.692-04:002013-09-22T14:01:53.692-04:00Normally, I don't go to shopping centers. I n...Normally, I don't go to shopping centers. I no longer enjoy being around crowds of strange people. If I have to go, I go at a time when I think there will be few people there, and my purchases are targeted and strategic, and researched before I get there. It is a quick in and out situation. Since my disposable income is limited, I make very few purchases, and they are all cash. I own my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-34166243636234763712013-09-22T13:15:14.288-04:002013-09-22T13:15:14.288-04:00Government workers in Miami-Dade County and the Ci...Government workers in Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami get paid 20% to 50% more than comparable private sector employees. AND they all get health care and Defined Benefit Pensions. Wow. Private sector serfs? Yup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-84025241979484613562013-09-22T10:58:52.883-04:002013-09-22T10:58:52.883-04:00There are two Miamis, the haves and the havenots. ...There are two Miamis, the haves and the havenots. You see mostly the haves. Shopping centers are big social scenes and a lot of people go to them for socialization not to shop. Also remember we are a tourist area and many people come here from various islands and even other parts of the country to shop. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-73284412226500822972013-09-22T07:30:22.513-04:002013-09-22T07:30:22.513-04:00bad economy? ..bull! try going to the mall on any...bad economy? ..bull! try going to the mall on any day of the week; I went to the Dolphin Mall and couldn't get parking, not even on the outskirts! The malls are jammed with people, all with bags in their hands, so they are purchasing! Last week I went to Disney and it was the same thing, full of people! Cruises are filled to capacity. I think the media wants to portray us is a worse Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-49717375803016884122013-09-21T19:33:14.190-04:002013-09-21T19:33:14.190-04:00History is one long thread. No presidential term ...History is one long thread. No presidential term stands alone. It stands on the frameworks, conditions, relationships, problems, state of affairs, and issues addressed by earlier administrations. If Clinton follows Obama, she will have to address and pick-up everything going forward. In fact Obama is setting the preconditions and agenda for her presidency, just as Bush did for Obama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-53228952788592649612013-09-21T15:39:14.590-04:002013-09-21T15:39:14.590-04:00How much longer will you keep blaming Bush? When w...How much longer will you keep blaming Bush? When will the president begin accepting responsibility for his failures in leadership? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-62834590930243634662013-09-21T13:24:03.446-04:002013-09-21T13:24:03.446-04:00Alex, I think you are right about sending our jobs...Alex, I think you are right about sending our jobs to other countries. It killed jobs and economic growth here, so now we have the cheaper goods, but no one has the money to buy them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-57954801720256112622013-09-21T08:48:13.854-04:002013-09-21T08:48:13.854-04:00We have our share of trolls on this one. Chauncey...We have our share of trolls on this one. Chauncey as usual: PutzGeniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-66340797968929985972013-09-21T07:09:29.711-04:002013-09-21T07:09:29.711-04:00I'd love to watch something other than Dancing...I'd love to watch something other than Dancing with Stars or Survivor; unfortunately folks like Frontline and other documentary producers aren't getting funding to produce documentaries about the pension crisis; the financial crisis; too big too fail; fracking; corporate welfare etc. Why would Goldman, JP Morgan or Exxon want to fund something that will damage their reputations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-23787391429815474322013-09-21T04:48:20.050-04:002013-09-21T04:48:20.050-04:00Obama has been there to keep us afloat? LOL! We ha...Obama has been there to keep us afloat? LOL! We have all suffered through 5 years of failure by the worst president in history. Nothing but incompetence and scandals. Only a true Obama sheep would claim that things may be horrible but they could possibly be worse. Baaaa! Baaaa! LOL!Chaunceynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-16864386973494168082013-09-21T04:40:32.349-04:002013-09-21T04:40:32.349-04:00Corporations got greedy. Every job is Off Shore. T...Corporations got greedy. Every job is Off Shore. There is a fix. Stop importing from China. If we do not make it we do not get it. What made America great was we were self sufficent. We made our stuff and bought our stuff.Then a group of idiots told us it would be cheaper from somewhere else. What a lie.Now were digging our ports deeper to bring in more crap from somewhere else. Fracking is Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-4065510682813163582013-09-21T03:48:58.491-04:002013-09-21T03:48:58.491-04:00By his own admission, Bush took us to war to aveng...By his own admission, Bush took us to war to avenge his daddy. He said he "wanted to get Bin Laden for attempting to kill his daddy.". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-10903781339535291852013-09-21T03:32:54.785-04:002013-09-21T03:32:54.785-04:00Well, thank goodness Obama has been there to keep ...Well, thank goodness Obama has been there to keep us afloat. The question now is will the republicans shoot themselves in the foot in the next few days, or will they do the right thing by avoiding a government shutdown and lifting the debt limit. We need to watch closely how our members of Congress vote on these issues and let them know we will be working hard to insure they lose their seats ifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-49320012831204929442013-09-21T02:19:20.056-04:002013-09-21T02:19:20.056-04:00Employment gap between rich and poor highest on re...Employment gap between rich and poor highest on record<br /><br />"The gap in employment rates between America's highest- and lowest-income families has stretched to its widest levels since officials began tracking the data a decade ago, according to an analysis of government data conducted for The Associated Press."<br />http://www.cnbc.com/id/101036199<br /><br />THANK YOU Diggynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-15504392685031261482013-09-21T02:09:07.545-04:002013-09-21T02:09:07.545-04:00Five years later and Odumbo's sheep are still ...Five years later and Odumbo's sheep are still blaming Bush. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-5201010632224997222013-09-21T00:33:34.077-04:002013-09-21T00:33:34.077-04:00Just surviving,
But really Gimleteye, ask this que...Just surviving,<br />But really Gimleteye, ask this question again a Year after the quantitative & other easing chickens have come home to roost.<br />Just read a pension funding shortfall report about all states. I think only a used car salesman as POTUS is going to give us that warm and assuring feeling again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-35626406107034056492013-09-20T23:40:05.467-04:002013-09-20T23:40:05.467-04:00How can people pay taxes when there are no jobs? T...How can people pay taxes when there are no jobs? The current administration has lost 1.9 million jobs.<br />Bush involved us in two wars due to Clinton's failure to take Bin Laden out. Obama inherited the housing crash from the Clinton administration who thought it would be a great idea to relax the rules for home ownership. Some people are meant to rent. Yes Bush gave us TARP which is provenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-78811379424251489962013-09-20T21:48:23.527-04:002013-09-20T21:48:23.527-04:00Republicans blame Democrats, Democrats blame Repub...Republicans blame Democrats, Democrats blame Republicans, maybe we should start electing libertarians and Independents so we have diferent people to blame, or maybe we should be looking in the mirror to find the root of our problems. We all want a lot of things, but very few want to pay for them, we have to set our priorities as a society and face the fact that we have to pay for them, also,if weAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-63972420703667498952013-09-20T21:45:27.336-04:002013-09-20T21:45:27.336-04:00Economy must be booming if the House GOP, stoked b...Economy must be booming if the House GOP, stoked by Tea Party activists, cut $40 billion from the federal food stamp program, tossing 3.8 million Americans out of the program come 2014. Right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-68237453894447274402013-09-20T21:31:20.796-04:002013-09-20T21:31:20.796-04:00Obama had to deal with the worse economy since the...Obama had to deal with the worse economy since the depression. He kept this economy going, in spite of no help and distractions from Republicans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-50100397712176407922013-09-20T21:09:32.139-04:002013-09-20T21:09:32.139-04:00We have now had four years in a row of deficits of...We have now had four years in a row of deficits of $1.3 trillion or more, the highest in world history. Before Obama, the highest previous deficit was $458 billion, or less than half a trillion, in 2008. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-74707279762310583002013-09-20T20:26:34.772-04:002013-09-20T20:26:34.772-04:00i hope they dont raise the debt ceiling. someone n...i hope they dont raise the debt ceiling. someone needs to take away bobo's credit card.anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-16122639090530597372013-09-20T19:43:33.384-04:002013-09-20T19:43:33.384-04:00Clinton left Bush with a $5.6 trillion debt. Bush ...Clinton left Bush with a $5.6 trillion debt. Bush left Obama with a $10 trillion debt. Obama has added more than $6 trillion. The national debt is now at $16.9 trillion. Put the blame where it belongs. <br />http://www.usdebtclock.org/<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-73938701748309706972013-09-20T19:38:29.631-04:002013-09-20T19:38:29.631-04:00Obama has destroyed our economy and our nation. He...Obama has destroyed our economy and our nation. He has "fundamentally transformed" America from a rich country to a poor one. <br /><br />On the upside, everyone will have free birth control. Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-16127807718102437852013-09-20T19:27:33.619-04:002013-09-20T19:27:33.619-04:00I think the car companies are offering six-year fi...I think the car companies are offering six-year financing plans for new cars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com