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Re: a change I didn’t expect

Weston — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:10:13 -0000

Steve-

Interesting. As a fellow Jerseyite who moved to Florida (albeit 32 years before you did) what I've found (including my own household) is one spouse with a lower paying but secure job, and one spouse taking a more entrepenurial path. I just assumed that the trend was nationwide.

Re: a change I didn’t expect

Dara — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:28:15 -0000

"I’d like to think that people (including myself) are responsive enough to negative stimuli to stop certain behaviors."

I'd like to think the same. However, I think sociology proves otherwise. The adage "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different results".

We must all be insane...

Re: a change I didn’t expect

Steve — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:41:30 -0000

Chad - I wouldn't say it was a semi-educated guess, really. I was just making an observation.

Re: a change I didn’t expect

Chad — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:34:50 -0000

Your post was clear. At no point did I think this was a scientific sample. Nor did I assume it was anything, but a semi-educated guess.

Re: a change I didn’t expect

Steve — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:36:09 -0000

ess - fair enough. I took some pains to say it wasn't a very scientific observation ("You can’t draw much of a lesson from a guy who’s making observations about his neighbors in two different locations - it’s not a wide sample - but it’s still an interesting mix.")

I guess my only point was that both of my neighborhoods were "successful" - but in my limited experience the employees were suffering more than the business owners. Just my experience, though.

Re: a change I didn’t expect

No Debt Plan — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:53:17 -0000

(Sorry if this double posts, accidentally clicked away).

Wow ... not one employee... is stunning.

What's the statistic that runs around out there... like 90% of the economy is small businesses rather than mega corporations? It might even be 98%, I can't remember.

Very interesting.

Re: a change I didn’t expect

No Debt Plan — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:51:44 -0000

Wow ... not one employee... is stunning.

What's the statistic that runs around out there... like 90% of the economy is small businesses rather than mega corporations? It might even be 98%, I can't remember.

Very interesting.

Re: a change I didn’t expect

craig — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:48:33 -0000

Interesting to see the dynamics of what people do in different communities. No surprise that in FL the workers endure a different type of work lifestyle and work-life balance than the northeast.

Re: a change I didn’t expect

ess — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:27:32 -0000

With all due respect, I'd really like it if you could back up some of these claims made about being a business owner equaling a better lifestyle. Most of them seem to be based on conjecture and the assumption that a business owner is always better off, regardless of what happens. If you happen to be living around a lot of retirees, they may have been in better position to weather the crisis, for example, since their assets would be more safely allocated when this whole thing started. A lot of business owners in my area are dealing with bankruptcy and the realization of the greater risk that is inherent in ownership, while the salaried folks are turning a big profit since their incomes are suddenly worth a lot more now that so many people have lost jobs. A successful neighborhood will have more successful people - that's the price of admission.