Black Friday Sales Up 3%

Not bad for a country teetering on the edge of a depression (as the media tells us), no?

U.S. holiday retail sales increased 3 percent yesterday from a year earlier, the smallest gain for a “Black Friday” in three years, research firm ShopperTrak RCT Corp. said.
Sales rose to $10.6 billion, the Chicago-based company said in a statement. The increase was the smallest since a decline of 0.9 percent in 2005 and compares with a jump of 8.3 percent last year.
“So far, so good,” said Craig Johnson, president of Customer Growth Partners LLC, a retail consulting firm based in New Canaan, Connecticut. “But a decent Black Friday figure doesn’t predict the whole season. The question is, how much momentum we can keep” in this “challenging” economic environment, Johnson said.

You’ve got to love how the media always spins this sort of growth. “Sure, there was growth,” they tell us. “But it wasn’t as much as we thought it should so everything still sucks.”
I think we’re in for some lean economic times, but I don’ think they’re going to be disastrous. I think that Obama and the Democrats will probably raise taxes. That will cause a recession, and some contraction, but ultimately we’ll be fine. We’ll pull out just as soon as people tire of Obama and his redistributionist policies and we can get back to the business of growing.

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    Well, the fact that people talk about a crisis doesn’t mean people don’t have money at all and much more to buy stuff almost 50% off or more.

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    Rob, you are on track. I think the people want this change and they have now accepted their king. I always say if you want to change the world, change yourself first. And i am pretty passionate about change myself as you will see. Now, Obama promoted change that we need and this is what you got. It has been said,

    When you decide to succeed, the universe conspires to make it happen.

    That’s just one person. When the MASSES decide to “change”, and trust me, I am not a spiritualist guru or astroligist or anything but, you have to understand that the universe is going to respond!

    We are going to change everything! Technology has to advance and respond, socialism has to respond and poeple are going to have to network like never before. Religious barriers will be broken, science will respond and make break throughs, we are not going into another depression- EVER! Our resources won’t allow it. We are advancing too quickly now.

    Seriously think about what this 3% is. Workforce is down DRASTICALLY but, like you said, we are still growing 3% in sales! Plus, it’s still positive! I think people are being smart now about their spending and that helps alot. But what people need to do is MAKE more money to stimulate this economy. When people get laid off they are not going to spend money on Christmas gifts, hence the 5% DECREASE in sales! Duh! So if those people, go and start a business making cookies for the people that have jobs and ARE buying presents, hey that means stimulating the economy!
    Start a business, now! Find what people want and provide it, they will pay for it! Whether or not Obamas team raises taxes is irrelevant to the economic outcome. It’s just a simple concept that not everyone understands. Look to people like Robert Kyosoki or Donald Trump to find out what they are doing. Read Forbes magazine and get the low down on how the wealthy are taking blows. If you want to be like them, do what they do!

    I know it sucks when you have to pay 1/4 of your paycheck to something you don’t see for a tax year, sure! But, if you use it as a STRATAGY to leverage your income so that can be a savings account, THAT is awesome! But, in this time… people need to stop relying on employers! Wake up to be your own boss and find what your passionate about and market it for people that need and want it. If you talk to me, I can tell you almost every niche there is and how to get started!

    I adopted this way of thinking

    The day you stop learning, is the day you start dying. And if you feel overwhelmed learning, start teaching others. You never stop feeling alive when you see others doing what you are teaching them. Teach and sow, learn and grow. Then you reap your efforts, and keep it forever.

    Here is a quote by Dan Kennedy;

    You will continue to be un_______,(unsuccessful) as long as you depend on others to make you ________.(successful)

    So America has to understand, employees are there for one reason! To get fired! They are expendable! CEO’s never lose, they always get the money- we saw that! How do we do that???

    Now I am not advocating corrupt CEOs, I am saying become a leader. Start with a simple skill to develop yourself. Money is only a vehicle to make you do something you wouldn’t normally do. It’s a condition. Learn the skill of the TRADE, it’s like the old west still, we just have more technology to play with. We need more leaders not more employees. Business is what America needs, so let’s give it to her!

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    Amazing how the libs are saying that we are in another great depression, when with this growth, we may not even technically be in a recession. (Three consecutive quarters of negative growth.)

    My Grandpa used to say, “If you want there to be a shortage on peas, keep telling people there is a shortage on peas, and they will go out and buy all they can, then there will be a shortage on peas.”

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