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	<title>Comments on: Retail Sales Decreased 0.9% In Sept 2024</title>
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		<title>By: PAC MAN</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2025/02/retail-sales-decreased-0-9-in-september-2024/#comment-5975235</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[PAC MAN]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEEING IS BELEIVING .
  NOT SEEING IS ALSO BELEIVING.
 I am not  tellin you to read this when finished go behing the wood shed an have a good cry ! 

 Here is what the dept of statistics does not tell you or may be they can&#039;t.

    If Bermuda throws a stone it never comes back .  Are we driving our visitors  to other destinations.  YES BIG TIME  !

  The first week of the inflation game, big business got their pound of flesh as the prices  of their merchandise  and services shot up and they are hanging on to it. 

 Once you start seeing the  RED SALE  sign in their window will be only a temporary fix  the increase  price  remains  where it stops nobody knows, because  they are a cunning bunch.

The cost of doing business  here even  here  to day remains un- afordable. 
lots of double dip taxation .

  GOOD NEWS.  
  The people go with out . i remenmber the days when  I had only one pair of shoes  with stick on rubber soles.

  Greed, is what drives  business  profit margins , the funny part   (  not a joke ) is that business does not manufacture any thing except  their own  profit .

 Reduce profits and they can turn the lights back on . failure to do that they will bite the dust take a dive or go under .

 Here is the latest hurt a pain  you feel  but that they can not  .

 We  are now facing large increase in labour rates.

 You know the guy with a van and  a pair of pliers and a hammer  or  a paint brush  they were hurting . ASK WHY. !  I dare you .

  The labour force is tryin to keep up with the increase in prices  being those  which have not come down since square one.
 May i ask do they really want increase the cost of their services. 

 WHAT GOES UP NEVER COMES DOWN the longer recession  lasts the more damage it does .

  THERE ARE NO WINNERS

 For example  the insurance rated went up 10% and that is where it that has stayed  because the  car service rate has stayed  up also.

 it look like no body  wants to budge.

  What issue wrong with break eveb  as this schurge will no last for ever .

   Here is a new saying AUTOMATIC  RECESSION caused by  two theories 

   Planned recession and unplanned recession  caused by  a families inability to keep up  with  the money grab.

  There is one business here for the last there time i went in their doors  thei place was empty.
 there was no  [person in there pricing the merchandise which will remain on the shelf costing that store money to keep the lights on.

  these business  will sting their customers for ever last penny..

 infelation is  a money grab where thereare no winners. no customer, every body will get laid off 

 it is them against us they have merchandise  and services they cannot sell  and we do not have money to buy it.

  We can go with out but big business  eventually will fail because their share holders can not or want to go with out .]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SEEING IS BELEIVING .<br />
  NOT SEEING IS ALSO BELEIVING.<br />
 I am not  tellin you to read this when finished go behing the wood shed an have a good cry ! </p>
<p> Here is what the dept of statistics does not tell you or may be they can&#8217;t.</p>
<p>    If Bermuda throws a stone it never comes back .  Are we driving our visitors  to other destinations.  YES BIG TIME  !</p>
<p>  The first week of the inflation game, big business got their pound of flesh as the prices  of their merchandise  and services shot up and they are hanging on to it. </p>
<p> Once you start seeing the  RED SALE  sign in their window will be only a temporary fix  the increase  price  remains  where it stops nobody knows, because  they are a cunning bunch.</p>
<p>The cost of doing business  here even  here  to day remains un- afordable.<br />
lots of double dip taxation .</p>
<p>  GOOD NEWS.<br />
  The people go with out . i remenmber the days when  I had only one pair of shoes  with stick on rubber soles.</p>
<p>  Greed, is what drives  business  profit margins , the funny part   (  not a joke ) is that business does not manufacture any thing except  their own  profit .</p>
<p> Reduce profits and they can turn the lights back on . failure to do that they will bite the dust take a dive or go under .</p>
<p> Here is the latest hurt a pain  you feel  but that they can not  .</p>
<p> We  are now facing large increase in labour rates.</p>
<p> You know the guy with a van and  a pair of pliers and a hammer  or  a paint brush  they were hurting . ASK WHY. !  I dare you .</p>
<p>  The labour force is tryin to keep up with the increase in prices  being those  which have not come down since square one.<br />
 May i ask do they really want increase the cost of their services. </p>
<p> WHAT GOES UP NEVER COMES DOWN the longer recession  lasts the more damage it does .</p>
<p>  THERE ARE NO WINNERS</p>
<p> For example  the insurance rated went up 10% and that is where it that has stayed  because the  car service rate has stayed  up also.</p>
<p> it look like no body  wants to budge.</p>
<p>  What issue wrong with break eveb  as this schurge will no last for ever .</p>
<p>   Here is a new saying AUTOMATIC  RECESSION caused by  two theories </p>
<p>   Planned recession and unplanned recession  caused by  a families inability to keep up  with  the money grab.</p>
<p>  There is one business here for the last there time i went in their doors  thei place was empty.<br />
 there was no  [person in there pricing the merchandise which will remain on the shelf costing that store money to keep the lights on.</p>
<p>  these business  will sting their customers for ever last penny..</p>
<p> infelation is  a money grab where thereare no winners. no customer, every body will get laid off </p>
<p> it is them against us they have merchandise  and services they cannot sell  and we do not have money to buy it.</p>
<p>  We can go with out but big business  eventually will fail because their share holders can not or want to go with out .</p>
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		<title>By: Hey</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2025/02/retail-sales-decreased-0-9-in-september-2024/#comment-5975206</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That is 3% inflation right there. (Divide value by volume for each of 2023 and 2024), the change in the two results is a 3% change.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That is 3% inflation right there. (Divide value by volume for each of 2023 and 2024), the change in the two results is a 3% change.</p>
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