Im local, and Ive noticed this same pattern all throughout Pinellas County over the last couple of years. I hope you dont mind, but Ive embedded this video on my blog as well.
Although flea markets and small vendors are a great alternative, Ive the feeling that the clutching hand of government will see that as a potential alternative to lost taxes collected on commercial structures and simply over-tax them right out of business.
In Florida we will see more Bizzares & Flea Markets and I'm happier for it! And so should the small business owners, they save money and service their local community which also brings community closer together in my opinion. I love supporting the little people . . . I'm little peopel too.
WOW! Thanks John for posting this video. As you know I live in the area. Just moved from St. Pete back to Tampa and I so know what you are talking about. As far as the vacant buildings and empty lots . . . don't even get me started (Guerilla Gardening) great oppourtunity for that. But yeah, the larger vacancies will most likely be bought by conglomerate companies and it will continue to be strip mall after strip mall of monopolies. Mono-culture at it's finest! YUCK! . . . . . .
We haven't yet seen the mass exodus of people fleeing from the major cities in Amerika. Soon, they will be virtual ghost towns. Its interesting you show the Scientologists in Clearwater. There are hundreds of people dressed in military type uniforms wandering the downtown area, yet they are penniless, spending nothing in the stores. They are nerds trying to belong to something and are bled dry of all their worldly belongings.Clearwater can't even tax the property because of claims to be a church
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. - George Washington
With the exception only of the period of the gold standard,all governments of history have used their exclusive power to issue paper to defraud and plunder the people. Friedrich Von Hayek
Dickens wrote: "Credit is a system whereby a person who can't pay gets another person who can't pay to guarantee that he can pay
In rhetoric, America is the land of the free and the generous, enjoying the fused blessings of a free market tempered by and joined to accelerating social welfare, bountifully distributing its unstinting largesse to the less fortunate in the world. In actual practice, the free economy is virtually gone, replaced by an imperial corporate-state Leviathan that organizes, commands, exploits the rest of society and, indeed, the rest of the world, for its own power and pelf. -Murray
This reminds me of Russia in the 1990's. You had lots of "flea markets" all over the place and, even sadder, you had lots of people who couldn't even afford that and sold their goods right on the streets or near the metro stations. If this happens then you will see a big rebirth of the "Black Hand" type of mafia where a local gang with guns takes a share of the money from the retailers as protection, sort of like Chicago in the 1920's.
Is it possible that what you are seeing is just a movement of businesses? Many times, when niggers and other non-desirables move into an area (often because the rents decline) then the businesses decide the thieves are here and the paying customers are elsewhere and they move. There are many big cities with nearby growing cities that take in the prosperous businesses as they move out of the declining areas.
Most of the businesses leaving Clearwater are leaving because they're going out of business. There's a lot of money leaving the Tampa Bay area, it's going to get a lot worse there over the next year. Thanks for watching!
No need to thank me for watching; your videos are always of great quality, unique, informative, and sometimes entertaining. I really like your approach here: you show (with no uncertainty) what is happenning to business and how it is affecting your community. I've not seen anyone else do this. And I do agree with you that the businesses are closing, not moving. You are witnessing the shutdown of a borrow-and-buy artificial economy created by easy credit. We must now start producing again.
Excellent. You really do a good job of showing the lack of an economy in your area. It looks bad. It's bad in my area, but probably not that bad.
And props for giving info on the mall company that is now bankrupt ( I forget their name). Also interesting about lease money leaving the local area. That is no good.
Thanks for sharing. It is like that, with commercial real estate, in a lot of places.
... and it is only going to get worse. In coming years expect to see more malls, hotels, office space, and retail vacating.
This is because of changes in the way we do business, thanks to the internet.
We need to remember that how well our economy is doing and how well commercial real estate is doing, are NOT the same thing.
In the future when our economy recovers, I doubt those areas will.
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popcur 2 years ago
Was that in today's news?
johnu78 2 years ago
Yes, I found it first on Yahoo's local news link. I live in Chicago.
popcur 2 years ago
Thank you for posting that. :o)
johnu78 2 years ago
You look nice in the video
RenadTreeInElgana 2 years ago
Thank you very much, I appreciate that. Take care, John
johnu78 2 years ago
What does Obama have to do with any of this?
l0gically 2 years ago
You've totally lost me.
johnu78 2 years ago
I didn't vote for Obama, I voted for Ron Paul and I was a volunteer for his campaign during the primaries.
johnu78 2 years ago
Youre right on target here, Johnu78; well done.
Im local, and Ive noticed this same pattern all throughout Pinellas County over the last couple of years. I hope you dont mind, but Ive embedded this video on my blog as well.
Although flea markets and small vendors are a great alternative, Ive the feeling that the clutching hand of government will see that as a potential alternative to lost taxes collected on commercial structures and simply over-tax them right out of business.
johneboy1970 2 years ago 4
Thank you very much. We've seen many changes in this area, few of them have been positive. May I see your blogsite?
johnu78 2 years ago
In Florida we will see more Bizzares & Flea Markets and I'm happier for it! And so should the small business owners, they save money and service their local community which also brings community closer together in my opinion. I love supporting the little people . . . I'm little peopel too.
luvtheearth1 2 years ago 2
WOW! Thanks John for posting this video. As you know I live in the area. Just moved from St. Pete back to Tampa and I so know what you are talking about. As far as the vacant buildings and empty lots . . . don't even get me started (Guerilla Gardening) great oppourtunity for that. But yeah, the larger vacancies will most likely be bought by conglomerate companies and it will continue to be strip mall after strip mall of monopolies. Mono-culture at it's finest! YUCK! . . . . . .
luvtheearth1 2 years ago
Thank you for your support. :o)
johnu78 2 years ago
Not in California the permits just to operate will break any flea market!!!
texture6 2 years ago
We haven't yet seen the mass exodus of people fleeing from the major cities in Amerika. Soon, they will be virtual ghost towns. Its interesting you show the Scientologists in Clearwater. There are hundreds of people dressed in military type uniforms wandering the downtown area, yet they are penniless, spending nothing in the stores. They are nerds trying to belong to something and are bled dry of all their worldly belongings.Clearwater can't even tax the property because of claims to be a church
TheMiguelGrande 2 years ago
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. - George Washington
With the exception only of the period of the gold standard,all governments of history have used their exclusive power to issue paper to defraud and plunder the people. Friedrich Von Hayek
Dickens wrote: "Credit is a system whereby a person who can't pay gets another person who can't pay to guarantee that he can pay
Alexander Pope
WarDogLRS 2 years ago
In rhetoric, America is the land of the free and the generous, enjoying the fused blessings of a free market tempered by and joined to accelerating social welfare, bountifully distributing its unstinting largesse to the less fortunate in the world. In actual practice, the free economy is virtually gone, replaced by an imperial corporate-state Leviathan that organizes, commands, exploits the rest of society and, indeed, the rest of the world, for its own power and pelf. -Murray
WarDogLRS 2 years ago
It doesn't have to - if people would just learn to control where and how they spend their money, and stop living way beyond their means.
l0gically 2 years ago
This reminds me of Russia in the 1990's. You had lots of "flea markets" all over the place and, even sadder, you had lots of people who couldn't even afford that and sold their goods right on the streets or near the metro stations. If this happens then you will see a big rebirth of the "Black Hand" type of mafia where a local gang with guns takes a share of the money from the retailers as protection, sort of like Chicago in the 1920's.
It's back to the future in the USA.
spanishlake 2 years ago 4
Flea Markets save people money! Thanks for watching and please subscribe. :o)
johnu78 2 years ago
Great Video John! You're really educated on the economic situation in your area and that has good survival value in an uncertain world.
n10city06 2 years ago 2
Thank you very much. :o)
johnu78 2 years ago
Thanks, for making this video to know what is going on around the country.
Quiltingsando 2 years ago 2
Thank you for your comment, please subscribe.
johnu78 2 years ago
Just like Detroit during the late 60s and the 70s.
oc5nsli341nforce4 2 years ago 2
It's a lot like Detroit except no burned down buildings yet.
johnu78 2 years ago
Is it possible that what you are seeing is just a movement of businesses? Many times, when niggers and other non-desirables move into an area (often because the rents decline) then the businesses decide the thieves are here and the paying customers are elsewhere and they move. There are many big cities with nearby growing cities that take in the prosperous businesses as they move out of the declining areas.
PowerForGood 2 years ago 2
Most of the businesses leaving Clearwater are leaving because they're going out of business. There's a lot of money leaving the Tampa Bay area, it's going to get a lot worse there over the next year. Thanks for watching!
johnu78 2 years ago
No need to thank me for watching; your videos are always of great quality, unique, informative, and sometimes entertaining. I really like your approach here: you show (with no uncertainty) what is happenning to business and how it is affecting your community. I've not seen anyone else do this. And I do agree with you that the businesses are closing, not moving. You are witnessing the shutdown of a borrow-and-buy artificial economy created by easy credit. We must now start producing again.
PowerForGood 2 years ago
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>> Many times, when niggers and other non-desirables
..like racist bigots?
There's plenty of white trash living much closer to me than I'd like.
l0gically 2 years ago
Excellent. You really do a good job of showing the lack of an economy in your area. It looks bad. It's bad in my area, but probably not that bad.
And props for giving info on the mall company that is now bankrupt ( I forget their name). Also interesting about lease money leaving the local area. That is no good.
YYZpresto 2 years ago