tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post8231432895188793734..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Retail sales recoveryScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-51316078639260090552013-10-03T04:22:57.425-07:002013-10-03T04:22:57.425-07:00If truth be told informative and valuable detail i...If truth be told informative and valuable detail is here. <a href="http://www.retailblog.com" rel="nofollow">Retail Blog</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15174362884736226705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-21469819430934187512013-01-16T12:08:05.460-08:002013-01-16T12:08:05.460-08:00It's also likely that foreign visitors are buy...It's also likely that foreign visitors are buying lots of stuff here since the dollar is very weak against almost all other currencies.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-25079996299504775472013-01-16T11:47:09.730-08:002013-01-16T11:47:09.730-08:00Don't forget the "underground economy&quo...Don't forget the "underground economy" where data is not reported, taxes are not paid but the profits maybe spent on goods and services.<br /><br />And over the past few years there has been a trend toward bartering.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-23589113486872527522013-01-16T06:36:13.469-08:002013-01-16T06:36:13.469-08:00Scott, I disagree that the big government Democrat...Scott, I disagree that the big government Democrats are "going to have to take ownership of the spending issue" -- that will not happen -- if the military-industrial Republicans want to change Federal spending practices, then the military-industrial Republicans must first get elected as a majority in two of the big three Federal decision-making bodies (you can pick the three): a) the McKibbinUSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545798495680527622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-53573611432398875052013-01-15T19:47:43.157-08:002013-01-15T19:47:43.157-08:00Nice post.
The debt ceiling? What if the Fed pay...Nice post.<br /><br />The debt ceiling? What if the Fed pays down debt through QE?<br /><br />Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-62896795530288771202013-01-15T18:17:35.733-08:002013-01-15T18:17:35.733-08:00Re: The debt ceiling. I think the Republicans have...Re: The debt ceiling. I think the Republicans have a constructive, non-threatening solution to this. The Constitution mandates that the government service its debt, so no one is threatening to default because that is impossible. The Repubs will try to emphasize that they are completely willing to raise the debt ceiling, but the Dems are going to have to take ownership of the spending issue, and Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-58258133728285689422013-01-15T17:55:48.804-08:002013-01-15T17:55:48.804-08:00It's not "mindless cheerleading" whe...It's not "mindless cheerleading" when the economy consistently exceeds dismal expectations. Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-78985299903405559342013-01-15T17:08:24.234-08:002013-01-15T17:08:24.234-08:00who cares if it took 4 years to get back to where ...who cares if it took 4 years to get back to where we were 4 years ago. in the meanwhile, where we should be recedes further from achievement. your blog is very lame for its insistence on mindless cheerleading.marcusbalbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596266889368486043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-21868080933435237442013-01-15T16:30:07.881-08:002013-01-15T16:30:07.881-08:00Coming home, but handled by automation rather than...Coming home, but handled by automation rather than people.Gene Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749854994321888028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-88856648223297086342013-01-15T16:29:10.133-08:002013-01-15T16:29:10.133-08:00A couple of MIT professors recently postulated tha...A couple of MIT professors recently postulated that automation was being significantly deployed, creating business activity (which would include retail sales) but that employment was not recovering ... and, in their opinion would not recover. However, they thought the labor forces most vulnerable are in China and India. That is, manufactoring jobs were coming home.Gene Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749854994321888028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-31750337050773703522013-01-15T16:04:22.895-08:002013-01-15T16:04:22.895-08:00Are basing this on some thesis or blindly throwing...Are basing this on some thesis or blindly throwing a dart based on current market sentiment?akshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177214589493944261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-85588368479146733782013-01-15T15:39:50.530-08:002013-01-15T15:39:50.530-08:00There is something seriously wrong with these numb...There is something seriously wrong with these numbers. Just like unemployment that misses the population who have given up there is something corrupt with these numbers.<br /><br />LOL when I see this graph and still see storefronts for lease and barren stores in my town.<br /><br />I call a big BS on this one.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220423345735345059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-84591117866588120982013-01-15T14:32:56.608-08:002013-01-15T14:32:56.608-08:00What pray tell, are the assets of the U.S. Governm...What pray tell, are the assets of the U.S. Government? Buildings? They don't produce any rents? Jet fighters? They don't produce...<br />Intellectual propery? The knowledge base of the federal workforce? Now I am laughing at my own joke.<br /><br />I am uneasy about retail sales in face of Apple Computer breaking down below its support at $500.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-26709200212321815772013-01-15T12:01:05.567-08:002013-01-15T12:01:05.567-08:00Debt. Assets.
Even if we are discussing the US go...Debt. Assets.<br /><br />Even if we are discussing the US governments assets and liabilities, how prudent is it to look at only one side of a balance sheet?The Rollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835104442541844347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-62861371171259617882013-01-15T11:38:27.953-08:002013-01-15T11:38:27.953-08:00Watch for Sears and J C Penny to file for bankrupt...Watch for Sears and J C Penny to file for bankruptcy protection in 2013....McKibbinUSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545798495680527622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-67565348040278946042013-01-15T10:24:34.143-08:002013-01-15T10:24:34.143-08:00Ceiling or not - debt is debt. And too much debt i...Ceiling or not - debt is debt. And too much debt is unsustainable. If debt grows faster than GDP, even elementary students can figure out that there will be a point in the future where things stop to go smoothly.<br /><br />On retail sales: yes, spending is up. What does this mean in times of stagnant real income? More leverage. Just what the Fed prescribed. Don't know if this really is a Gloeschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705125909506053628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-50923730812087379622013-01-15T10:18:23.604-08:002013-01-15T10:18:23.604-08:00Thoughts on whether the Republicans should fold on...Thoughts on whether the Republicans should fold on the debt ceiling issue or take the country down?Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910619601367464068noreply@blogger.com