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| ICE IS FINALLY BEGINNING TO FORM ON THE CHANNEL |
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| ONLY A FEW CARS AT FISH LIPPS BAR |
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| THE GENERAL STORE IS CLOSED FOR THE WINTER |
In need of something to do yesterday, we went out to the Village Inn in Cornucopia thinking we would have a light dinner, but the dining room was closed. The bar, however, was open and they had a fair crowd watching the Giants vs. Packers football game. There was lots of free food, so we had a drink and ate bratwurst and baked beans and enjoyed an inexpensive outing, although the Packers lost, rather ignominiously.
We also noticed that Ehler’s General Store was closed, the sign says all winter. The convenience store/gas station is closed, gas available by credit card only. Fish Lipps Tavern was open with two cars out front, but it is has a "for sale" sign on the door.
I can only conclude that times are tough and getting tougher, and small businesses are having to make the choice between closing and losing loyal customers or staying open and losing money. I don’t believe it’s the case that all these little business owners are luxuriating at a resort somewhere because they made a lot of money during the summer months.
In the 1930’s the Russian Communists purposely, stupidly starved out millions of Kulaks, the small farmers who fed the country, and Russia has never recovered from its crime. Our government is literally starving out our small businesses through over regulation and punitive taxation of the entire economy. Will America ever recover from its current idiocy? We reap what we sow. America is at a real crossroads in its history. We had better take the right turn.
I just read Eisenhower’s autobiography and historically we have very low taxes.
ReplyDeleteI also must add some of our major corporations pay no taxes at all as they have offshore holdings. In Wisconsin S.C. Johnson corporation has not paid any state taxes for 8 years. All our money has gone to Iraq and Afghanistan so those funds are no longer being injected in our US economy. Blame that on whatever President you wish either way we have been devastated by the military actions. I don’t think it’s as simple as to say we are over taxed and over regulated. That has become a simple Republican tag line by candidates which just isn’t true at all. How about our billons have been spent overseas and now we are left with debt and cut services here at home. You will not stimulate business with lower taxes as there is no demand for their products as people haven’t got the money to spend on their goods and services. People are in treading water mode.We are at a cross roads for sure no matter what you believe the reason. Sadly it's going to be very rough to reverse and it will take a long time.
In the end of this there will be a very different America and sadly the middleclass will bear the brunt of it. It will be a two tiered society of the haves and have nots.
Now that is hard core reality stuff.
Well put. You add a very relevant point to the discussion. However I have a real fear of the mood turning isolationist, though, as that will invite more adventurism on the part of any number of adversaries, and being nice doesn't get any nation anywhere.
DeleteMilitary action is needed overseas at times when its warranted. But we can't police the entire world and expect to survive economically. It grinds me when we are building a fire station in Iraq and services are being cut in America. Or parents are expected to pay extra for supplies in our schools. Or millions go unaccounted for in Iraq.
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