The Economy and Me: My Hometown, Phoenix AZ

Labor Day 2009 weekend
A vlog about my hometown, Phoenix, AZ and the economic crisis.

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[jrsnyderjr]

@desertrose355 They should have left things at the Frontier Village mall. I understand where you're coming from, I'm a non-complex person and have never been into consumerism. I've been totally out-of-step with most of America for decades on that. I like some tech gadgets, like my laptop, Droid phone and video camera but that's about it. I dress in very basic clothes and am not trendy.

[desertrose355]

@jrsnyderjr The original walmart Frontier Village mall is the ghosttown mall, the city was upset about not getting the tax revenue, so the incentive there was to get wamart to move to a city tax location.. It's Indian Res land. so no incentive there, and the rumor is the tribe is turning that mall into a casino.. You got to understand I'm not a mall person, I live simple and shop only when I need, I don't need the fashion of the week, or the newest gadget insanity.

[desertrose355]

@jrsnyderjr

I agree...Trader Joes is a joke the business isn't there, the Mall is already struggling, it always has.. The good old boy Politic's haven't changed here always building in the wrong direction. The business incentives alway's burned me up, no care for the local mom and pop stores.

[jrsnyderjr]

@desertrose355 Thanks...I agree about Prescott in the 70s. Truth is it's inevitable I'll be up there or somewhere in the area within a few years. Phoenix has another whole set of different problems I'm not sure I want to deal with during hard times.

[desertrose355]

@jrsnyderjr To me Prescott was in it's glory days in the 70's, too much change for me, but I stayed. I enjoy your videos, alot of times we are on the same page. we're headed for bad times, I just hope people are listening and paying attention.

[jrsnyderjr]

@desertrose355 Oh and as for the empty malls...it amazes me that the political and business groups in Prescott totally disregard common sense and the average citizen. Build a new Trader Joes? If they think they have a business case for a successful business then the city council/board of supervisors should offer not breaks but have them work out a deal with one of the empty mall spots.

I'm probably preaching to a member of the choir though. ;~}

[jrsnyderjr]

@desertrose355 Prescott is my family hometown, third generation, some family still lives there. I grew up in Phoenix and also lived in Tucson for seven years. When all of my family moved back to Prescott in the early 90s, I couldn't stand the place. It was nothing like I remembered visiting in the 70s and early 80s. I happen to know a lot about water in Arizona and the Prescott AMA in particular, including the Big Chino pipeline. Sigh...

We probably share similar values. Thanks for watching!

[desertrose355]

I have to agree with you on Arizona during the 70's and 80's being the best of times for the state. If I remember right around 1985 Money Magazine named Prescott #1 to retire, then the boom came all the retirees and Californians moving here putting a drain on our water resources. To me it ruined Prescott, tearing into our open spaces that are now empty malls that have closed due to the economy.

[wheelori814]

i think the biggest thing that keeps arizona going is the drugs and running illegals. And dont let the state fool you, they have money cuz the get 1 billion dollars a year from all the casinos.

[Theicool]

Oh yeah! AZ!