I don't think Jboro is in a recession

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there were so many people out shopping this weekend it seems like Christmas madness already. The stores were PACKED!

I agree

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Jonesboro is not in a recession, because most people in Jonesboro don't make enough to have any investments. Living check to check you don't feel the economic collapes nearly as bad. Our Government was really left F-ed up by George W. Bush.

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I agree wrote:

Jonesboro is not in a recession, because most people in Jonesboro don't make enough to have any investments. Living check to check you don't feel the economic collapes nearly as bad. Our Government was really left F-ed up by George W. Bush.

Well said.

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i am not too sure, my brother is laid off, my sister in law is laid off, and a female friend of mine is also laid off, and they have been tearing jonesboro down looking for another job, with no luck.

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You obviously are not a small business owner.

guest

I noticed there are several stores in the mall hiring extra Christmas help, so maybe they should look there?

ArkansasMan

Okay??

free thinker

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I agree wrote:

Jonesboro is not in a recession, because most people in Jonesboro don't make enough to have any investments. Living check to check you don't feel the economic collapes nearly as bad. Our Government was really left F-ed up by George W. Bush.

Your statement is correct,however,this Govt has been getting effed up since its birth. It wasnt just bush or both of them its been building up since the beginning. Truth of the matter is we havent had a real Leader since Kennedy.

On a lighter side,that pertains to your statement,my wife's side of the family lived through the depression, and the depression was years over before they ever knew we had one lol they were so poor that their lifestyle never changed at all rofl

Guest

Little Rock, AR

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guest wrote:

there were so many people out shopping this weekend it seems like Christmas madness already. The stores were PACKED!

They're just trying to follow this destructive liberal administration's example of spending money they don't have, the problem being they'll go to jail and Obama and his cohorts never will.

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I would say business in general is down 30% or more from same period last year. Worse in some sectors than others. and LY wasn't very good.

polygraph

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J-Town Conservative wrote:

I would say business in general is down 30% or more from same period last year. Worse in some sectors than others. and LY wasn't very good.

And you came up with this thought HOW!! just pull it out of the air i bet

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I would guess that biz is down about 30% from last years numbers, and last year wasn't stellar to begin with. Anecdotal evidence like number of people at the mall mean nothing. How much or little are they spending is the proof in the pudding.

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Sorry for the re-post, screen froze and didn't think it made it.

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Little Rock, AR

However, this doesn't reflect the retail sales in a particular area such as Jonesboro. That would be reflected more from the overall decrease in sales tax receipts for this year.

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polygraph wrote:

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And you came up with this thought HOW!! just pull it out of the air i bet

I own a small business, and know several other owners who are seeing the same decreases. No, I didn't make up imaginary numbers like the White House's stimulus job figures. I had 13 employees this time last year, 5 now.

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I see lots of people in the stores not buying anything, yes the economy is not good, but I feel the stimulas has sparked some buying. But the jobs have to come back, people have to buy, to get the jobs back. Its a cycle that will slowly come back and it won't happen over night. Bottom line is several industry areas, its not going to come back real quick, and thats a huge blow to the economy. I mean think about it, 5 years ago, people were maxing their CC's out and now the CC are not as easy to get. Heck I use to get at least one CC check offer a week giving me at least $5-$10,000 check to go spend however I wanted. They wanted people in debt and the government did nothing to stop this. Then they would jack the interest up without notice after a year or so. People were stupid. But some of that is not happening now thank the Lord.

RDM

I work in retail and I can tell you the the Store i work for is running on a 12% to 18 % increase over last year .No its not a small business> I do feel bad for the owners of the small business .And we have hired as many if not more then the last few years

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I know some stores (like Target) are doing very well.

iDiOt ChAsEr

Ahem..we are all DRUNK on the holiday spirit..we tend to JUMP STUPID this time of year when we see ON SALE or BUY 1 GET 1 FREE..the HANGOVER will hit after the first of the year...personally i don't need a spread sheet or an economist to tell me if we're in or out of a recession..i took a pay cut along with reduced hours..i can do the math...

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