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ptoemmes on March 30, 2008 - 11:37am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Ayup - spittin' distance from where I live. Come on down - there's lots more of 'em too.

The crane accident in Miami last week? Still building those high six and seven digit condos on the shoreline. Mayeb we can use them to start the seawall we're gonna be needing.

Too lazy to grab the link, but a few weeks ago there was an article about how the population was declining in Broward County (one county North of Miami) and the same in general in Florida. Couple that with talk about - ahem - property tax reform (FOR THE THIRD TIME) only this time it's really about moving some tax sources from property tax to sales tax. Now population decline is not necessarily a bad thing to a Peak Everythinger - like me - 'casue after all we aren't exactly swimming in potabale water down here (we pump good rainfall - when it happens - into the freaking ocean. But the impact on (sales) taxes...

And we ain't even started to hurt...wait until the cruise line industry collapses. Airlines are already cutting back. Long time "bigger" industry like Motorola will shrink even more if not disappear all together.

Even Shaq left!

Pete

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River on March 30, 2008 - 1:17pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Those of us living in Florida 'Are Freakin' Doomed'. We are represented in Tallahasse by a bunch of usedtobe realtors and real estate promoters. Now that RE is dying they don't have a clue. Yeah, raise the sales tax...again...That'll fix everything. My guess is their next move will be to legalize gambling casinos anywhere in the state...It would have already happened if not for the various hard shell protestants protesting.

Ptommes, I noticed recently that lots of cruise ships have moved from S Fl ports to Canaveral Seaport. Reason given was to be nearer Dizzy World and take advantage of people visiting Dizzy that want to go on a cruise. The cruise ship operators might want to consider drilling holes to the keels and stepping masts for sail power.

Daytona Int Air Port is losing flights almost daily. Meanwhile the kids at Embry Riddle AU are flying their little Cessna 172s to death, trying for enough hours to solo cross country and take their FAA written. I wonder how many of the students will ever get a berth as pilot of a major airline? The airlines are howling for more pilots but only because they fired the well paid senior pilots to hire younger lower paid pilots. Now passengers are being flown around by greenies. Not me.

Meanwhile, shrub and vader seem to think an attack on Iran will solve all problems for the US. I shouldda' built that bomb shelter.

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Dryki on March 30, 2008 - 4:19pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

It seems to me the state legislatures are typically populated with developers. In a shrinking economy that is going to be entirely *illegitimate*; they won't be representative of anyone.

cfm in Gray, ME

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KAYAKGUY on March 30, 2008 - 6:44pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Florida is on the path to soon be a Dead Zone. I'm outta here ASAP. If you stay, keep the Zombies south of Georgia please.....

The World turns, with or without U.S.

BZ

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NZSanctuary on March 30, 2008 - 6:49pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

"Meanwhile, shrub and vader seem to think an attack on Iran will solve all problems for the US."

Is this some recent news over the last week or so, or are you referring to past comments? Any links if recent?

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710 on March 30, 2008 - 7:40pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7311565.stm
According to General Petraeus, Iran may have been behind the Green Zone attack on March 23.

http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1342
US military option on Iran is back on the table.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_richard__080328_saudi_newspaper_...
Saudi newspaper warns to protect against radioactive fallout from US nuclear attack on Iran.

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NZSanctuary on March 31, 2008 - 6:58pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Cheers

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