primitives discuss 0bamaconomy in Sacramento

[franksolich]

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7711349

Oh my.

And the clock continues to wind down on the quarterly fund-raiser for Skins's island; as a public service, franksolich continues to offer non-donating primitives a reminder.

Newsjock  (1000+ posts)       Sun Feb-14-10 09:28 AM
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Sacramento: One in seven businesses has closed

An empty shell occupies 9,500 addresses across the Sacramento region – one closed business for every six still open, according to a Bee analysis of U.S. Postal Service data.

That's more dormant businesses than in 17 entire states, including Utah, Arkansas and New Mexico.

... No California county has a higher proportion of shuttered businesses than Sacramento, according to the data. Placer County ranks third.

As of September, the number of dormant addresses in Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and El Dorado counties had jumped more than 50 percent during the recession, according to the postal service data, which logs formerly occupied commercial addresses – office and retail – where mail has not been picked up for more than 90 days.

There is some hope. Besides a nebulous optimism that the economy may have bottomed out, commercial rents have fallen sharply as supply exceeds demand. Entrepreneurs with cash can get a deal and jump-start a new business.

But cautious and troubled banks aren't granting many loans to launch enterprises. Many businesses and offices are stuck with rents they can't afford, while relocation costs keep them from moving. And consumers and companies have changed their spending patterns, growing accustomed to smaller offices and brown-bag lunches.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2536025.html

FreakinDJ  (1000+ posts)       Sun Feb-14-10 09:50 AM
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1. Stupid Shits banking on endless rising home prices

Ya - I live here in Stupidville Sactown USA

Talk about Developers Run Wild and the Dipshits who think they will profit from it. We have whole housing tracks built 35' below the river level built right along side the levee - which fails some where in the State about every 10 years.

The sad part is most of these "New Businesses" were opened with some guy's life savings (401K) from the job he lost due to "Out-Sourced Jobs".

rpannier  (1000+ posts)       Sun Feb-14-10 09:53 AM
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2. I'd be interested how many of the businesses that haven't closed are named

Mc Donald's, KFC, Burger King and Taco Bell?

izquierdista (1000+ posts)        Sun Feb-14-10 10:26 AM
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3. Who would want to start a business?

Starting a business in that climate, an entrepreneur soon finds himself entre-manure.

[NHSparky]

izquierdista (1000+ posts)        Sun Feb-14-10 10:26 AM
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3. Who would want to start a business?

Starting a business in that climate, an entrepreneur soon finds himself entre-manure.

I'm wondering if that particular DUmmie realizes how much of that is due to liberal regulations and policies.

[USA4ME]

I'm wondering if that particular DUmmie realizes how much of that is due to liberal regulations and policies.

0% chance.  "DUmmie" and "realization" have never walked hand-in-hand.

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[The Village Idiot]

Yes, they make no connection to what created that environment