Things are going pretty good for me. Business was up only slightly in 2008 and so far January 2009 is up as well. We have truly been blessed but we are also watching our expenses VERY closely, even as we grow during these tough times. I have a B2B business for the real estate industry.
I'm fortunate to work in the Entertainment industry which is largely unaffected by the current economic crisis. Of course that didn't shield my property value from taking a dive
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I'm in the Restaurant buisness, sales down 15%-20%, Ive never seen this that bad but as all things it shall pass, though this economy is weeding out the bad operators or just unlucky ones...
. .It's sad, very sad....and in my opinion nobody has seen anthing YET...the worst is to come for the next 12 months AT LEAST....It could turn out to the bread lines of the great depression my parients went through...in some ways. . .I see NOTHING positive happening till...2011 .
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I am also in the restuarant business. We have been lucky to be in a segmant (of the restaurant business) that hasn't been affected to bad by the economic downturn. We are still seeing same store sales growth in about 65% of our stores. The main difference is last year this time we might have been seeing double digit growth versus maybe 1 or 2% now. Our restaurants here in the metro-plex (DFW) have been a little week compared to are restaurants in the smaller outlining markets. All you can do is hope for the best. The only positive is that I was able to get a BEAST for a great price. Glad I waited patiently for so so long.
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With Medicare bankrupt or nearly bankrupt, and this our principle patient billing source it does not spell very well.
I love it when (all the time) for ex. you bill for a $100 medical procedure / service and then send you a $12 check 6 months later.
Standard across the board our group collects 29 to 30% of what is billed.
Working harder does not mean you will see a better income.
And lets not even talk about medical malpractice insurance premiums.
Has everyone heard about the socialized medicine provisions hidden in this giant disaster "stimulus bill". Language stating how the gov't will ration healthcare benifits. It is only the beginning gentlemen. If this goes through (which it will) our children are doomed. The Chinese will not continue to buy our debt. This country will NEVER get out from under this collossal Obama-mania blunder.
Keep in mind that after this one there will the next disaster to address the housing issue which has not been done.
Nobody asks this guy the tough questions. To be specific and define the measures. We do not get that kind of pass in our respective professions. He is just granted the "messiah" status.
It was outrageous to hear this morning politicians from both sides. When ask to comment about those healthcare provisions just discovered in the plan they stated they were opposed to it. They said, "if that is in the bill..." meaning they were voting on a plan they had no idea of all its components. Scary gentlemen very scary.
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__________________ 2006 M5 Alpine White/Silverstone Upgrades: Engine: SS headers, Evosport power pulley, ASR ECU remap,
ASR custom air intakes, Dinan throttle bodies, ASR Engineering NOS kit Exhaust: ASR Engineering Gen. II exhaust. Suspension: H & R sport spings,Dinan front/rear CF strut braces. Wheels: HRE P40 w/ 275/30/20 and 305/25/20. Exterior: Vorsteiner CF vented hood, Vorsteiner CF front spoiler,
ACS rear deck lid spoiler, front kidney grill & side gills in CF. Brakes: Brembo GT kit, (F) 6 piston monobloc calipers w/ 16"
rotors & (R) 4 piston monbloc calipers w/ 15" rotors. Interior: ACS titanium CF trim. Dyno results straight motor 460 rwhp, on nitrous 581 rwhp/461 lb/ft rw torque.
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THE END IS NEAR!!! I am expecting the worst parts of the Bible to come true....sans frogs and stuff, but ya get the idea. Seriously, I am expecting rioting, looting, fires, floods and a basic breakdown of the world.
Dr Ray Stantz: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Dr. Egon Spengler: Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes... Winston Zeddemore: The dead rising from the grave! Dr. Peter Venkman: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!
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