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Business/Economics, Idaho

U.S. job losses & store closings 11-12 February 2014: Property owners continue killing mom & pops! More healthcare cuts!

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

Alabama: In Vernon, a store that never replaced their 115 years old manually operated cash register is now shutting down.  God could not stop the owner, described as a “good church goin’ man”, from closing his family’s W. B. Clearman’s Store.  A local news reporter said they just want to “fade out of sight”.

California: In San Louis Obispo, after 15 years Cugini’s Pizzeria & Trattoria shutdown.  The restaurant owner said the greedy property owner jacked up the rent by adding on a monthly service charge as well as demanding 6% of her restaurant’s profits!  She tried complaining to the property management company but they blew her off, then suddenly she got evicted!  In Fresno, anti-2nd Amendment company, Pepsi, laid off 50 employees.

Florida: What housing market recovery?  Mortgage risk analysis firm, Digital Risk, killing 745 jobs!  “Due to substantial, abrupt and unforeseen residential mortgage events, including….improving credit quality, significant volume declines in refinance loan originations, etc., demand for Digital Risk services has materially decreased.”-Brandon Johnson, senior HR manager

Hawaii: Health care provider Kaiser Permanente killed 101 jobs!  Company officials say they must “restructure” to meet Obama Care funding.

Idaho:  In Meridian, cement/minerals engineering company FLSmidth laid off 46 employees.  Boise based computer chip maker Micron reported profits at the end of January, but it was revealed that they also killed 419 jobs in Italy!  It’s blamed on Micron’s take over of Italian chip maker Numonyx.  Layoffs could be coming for Idaho.

Iowa: In Galesburg, Cooke Elementary school being shutdown.  School district officials say student enrollment is so low the school can barley maintain 15 students per class, making it a waste of money to keep the school open.  It also doesn’t help that the district is in the hole by $4.4-million USD!

Maine: In Portland, despite being called Century Tire the company lasted only 88 years.  It was originally called Deering Tire Company, the current owners say they can no longer compete against the big boys.

Maryland: In Baltimore after 90 years Sun Products, maker of household cleaning products, shutting down their factory.  300 jobs lost!  Union employees say there was no reason for the shutdown but company officials say they can’t continue to pay union wages and remain competitive.  At one point in the distant past the factory employed 1500 people.

Massachusetts:  The last video store In Newburyport, Express Video, shutdown.

Michigan: Eastern Michigan University is laying off 10 of its 11 full time lecturers for the 2014/15 school year!  It’s blamed on declining student enrollment, which is making budget problems even worse.

Missouri: In Dutchtown, after 40 years Giuseppe’s Ristorante shutdown.  The owners will now focus on catering only.  The owners say their crashing restaurant revenues were caused by the temporary closure of Highway 40.

New Jersey: In Plainsboro, medical diagnostics company Abbott Point of Care to layoff 80  employees in March.  The company must restructure to meet Obama Care funding.

Pennsylvania: In Pittsburg, Macy’s killing corporate office jobs.  69 positions are being consolidated.  Not sure if this is part of the 2500 job cuts announced in January.  Health insurance company, Highmark Blue Shield, killed 132 jobs! Company officials said they are “restructuring to align resources”.

Texas: In North Richland Hills, Sealy Mattress shutting down their factory in May, 114 jobs lost!

Washington: Sprint laid off 91 employees.  It’s blamed on their $3.5-billion takeover of Clearwire.

West Virginia:  In Keyser, yet another victim of the ongoing Hallmark shutdowns.  After 39 years Linda’s Hallmark shutdown.

08-10 February 2014: More grocery store shutdowns! 

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

Business/Economics, U.S.

Martial Law U.S.A. 2014: Obama regime using 2011 financing order to shut down gun shops! Order has already been used to shutdown successful ebay model kit sellers!

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“Four generations of my family have been in this industry……This is an attempt by the federal government to keep people from buying guns and a way for them to combat the Second Amendment rights we have. It’s a covert way for them to control our right to manufacture guns and individuals to buy guns.”-Kelly McMillan

Thousands of legal gun sellers are revealing that the Obama regime is shutting them down using his 2011 order meant to regulate the banking/financing industry.

The order requires more monitoring of internet payment processors, like PayPal.  It turns out the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC, it is a independent privately funded government created agency) is also monitoring sales made by porno stores, “paraphernalia” shops and gun stores.  But anybody can be targeted, like individuals selling on ebay.

A growing number of gun store owners are reporting that their internet operations are specifically being targeted for shutdown.  Many gun sellers say this Obama order is mainly targeting mom & pop operations: “….the smaller mom-and-pop shops are being choked out, and they need their cash to buy inventory. Freezing their assets will put them out of business.”-Joe Sirochman

It’s not just gun sellers that have been hit.  I know model kits sellers that were running successful ebay stores that got shutdown when their PayPal accounts were frozen, and the only explanation they got was that their account was suspected of being fraudulent.  The key word here is suspected.  In the United States you’re supposed to be presumed innocent unless proven in court to be guilty.  Since most of those affected cannot afford to sue the federal government, there is no recourse for this martial law action!

This 2011 Presidential Order was, on the surface, meant to regulate the banking/finance industry, however it turns out it’s destroying small businesses and much needed jobs!

Business/Economics

U.S. job losses & store closings 08-10 February 2014: ObamaCare kills candle store! No more camper trailers? More grocery store shutdowns!

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

Barnes & Noble revealed their Nook book reader is losing steam, sales dropped 60% compared to the previous year!  Now Barnes & Noble is killing an undisclosed number of Nook jobs, in order to come inline with “business realities”.  (you know, the bad economy)

Florida: In Leesburg, local news media discovered that the only Swan Creek Candle store in The Sunshine State shutdown back in January.   The owner, Ann Albright, blamed Obama Care (Affordable Health Care Act) for jacking up insurance rates, and local sales couldn’t cover the jacked up health insurance costs for employees.

Illinois: In Chicago maker of Nathan’s Famous hotdogs, Specialty Food Groups, killed 250 jobs!  No reason given.   OfficeMax warned of an undisclosed amount of layoffs, as it plans to restructure after the merger with Office Depot.  Cardinal Health laying off 75 employees.  Harmony Health Plan killing 105 jobs! Blame Obama Care.  In Bloomingdale, JCPenney announced they will shutdown in May, 127 jobs lost!  What housing market recovery?  In Bensenville, maker of windows and doors Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope shutting down, 64 jobs lost.

Indiana: What automotive industry recovery?  In a surprise announcement, Monaco RV shutdown their towable recreational vehicle factory in Elkhart. 160 jobs lost!  It’s blamed on the 2013 takeover by Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV).  Officials with ASV say towable campers are no longer money makers.

Kentucky:  In Cannonsburg, Sears shutdown the Auto Center, and announced they will shutdown the department store in May.

Louisiana:  In New Orleans, after ten years the Meauxbar Bistro shutdown.  The owners sold off the property.  Loyola University killed more than 24 jobs.  It’s blamed on crashing student enrollment.

Michigan: In Detroit, Ye Olde Butcher Shoppe shutdown.  The owners blame a 60% drop in sales on competition with mainstream grocery stores.  They were hoping that selling alcohol would increase sales, but they found the actual costs of licensing, stocking of wine and liquor, as well as hiring more employees ate up any alcohol profits.  In Walker, after ten years Schuler Books & Music shutdown.  The co-owner said the lease was up and the past ten years of sales didn’t justify continuing: “In terms of business strategy, it’s better to let the store go, get the money out of it and redeploy it in other ways.”-Bill Fehsenfeld

Missouri: In Saint Peters, SunEdison killed 100 jobs!  The company is consolidating its semiconductor crystal operations.

New York:  In Bayside, Saint Mary’s Hospital For Children shutting down in May.  34 healthcare jobs lost.

North Carolina: In Charlotte, after 50 years the city’s oldest bridal shop, Bride’s House of Originals, shutdown.  The owner said increasing competition is a sign that she needs to retire.

Nevada:  In North Las Vegas, city officials laid off five managers.  The new mayor said the city must run more efficiently, meaning the city is near broke.

Ohio: In Mansfield, Gary’s Discount Outlet shutdown.  The owner wanted to retire.  The Columbus City School District warned it will have to close seven schools, in order to cut $50-million USD from next school year’s budget!

Pennsylvania:  In Philadelphia, Mondelez International shutting down the former Nabisco/Kraft bakery.  350 jobs lost by early 2015! Union leaders say there was no reason for the shutdown, other than “corporate greed”.

South Carolina: In Murrels Inlet, Kmart announced they will shutdown in April, 50 jobs lost.  In Saint Beaufort, a Piggly Wiggly grocery store shutdown, more than 50 jobs lost.  In Columbia, a Books-A-Million store shutdown.  A local professor blames society: “We’re not seeing that books are unfashionable.…People are reading more than ever. The publishing industry is changing at a phenomenal rate because of societal changes.”-Marianne Bickle,  University of South Carolina.

Texas:  In Waco, the Super Plaza grocery store shutdown.  A local businessman says the store suffered from bad management: “You’d walk to the bakery, and they’d be sold out of bread. Or there would be a line of 20 customers and only one cashier on duty….”-Raul Vallejo

West Virginia:  Kroger announced it will shutdown two more grocery stores, one in Quincy and one in Weston.  At least 100 jobs affected!

Wisconsin:  In Racine maker of household cleaners, SC Johnson, killed 300 jobs and some reports say it could go as high as 400!  This is far higher than the 200 job cuts announced back in October!

06-07 February 2014: Warmongers admit they regret reduced tax spending on wars! 

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

Business/Economics

U.S. job losses & store closings 06-07 February 2014: Warmongers admit they regret reduced tax spending on wars! No more books? No more snowboards? ObamaCare kills more healthcare jobs!

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

What automotive industry recovery?  Sweden based Volvo said they lost so much money at the end of 2013 that they will now kill 4400 jobs around the world in 2014!  And that’s on top of the previous 2-thousand job cuts announced at the end of 2013!

Japan based Sony says sales are crashing so hard that they will drastically cut TV production and get out of computer production altogether.  The restructuring will kill at least 5-thousand jobs around the world.  Sony’s own analysis of the economic situation shows that there is no true recovery!

The biggest money making home health care company in the United States, Georgia based Gentiva, is shutting down 46 of its operations across the country.  Thousands of healthcare jobs will be lost!  Gentiva has been shutting down operations since 2012.   Despite being the biggest home healthcare company in the U.S. (by revenue) company officials claim they’ve been losing millions of dollars every year.  Gentiva also blamed expected future losses on Obama Care, saying Obama Care has created a “challenging rate environment”.

Alabama:  In Muscle Shoals,  Walgreens Call Center laid off “less than ten” employees.   After 50 years Loftin’s Party & Wedding Center shutdown.  The family owners blame the bad economy: “The last couple of years the economy has just not been what it used to be, and before it got really bad we just thought it was best to hang it up.”

California:  Coachella Valley Unified School District warned of 147 layoffs!  They’ve already laid off 51 employees and said they might have to layoff another 96.  School district officials admitted they are trying to avoid bankruptcy.  In Los Angeles, Ammex Entertainment killed 169 jobs!  Adobe laid off 57 employees in San Francisco and San Jose.   In Valencia, Arvato laid off 49 employees.  In Long Beach, tax sucker Boeing laid off three more employees.   In Camarillo, Solarworld laid off 59 employees.

Colorado:  In Colorado Springs, a 32 years old Kmart will shutdown in May, 57 jobs lost.  In Fort Collins, Wok & Roll Teriyaki restaurant shutdown.  The owner realized how bad the economy is when he was faced with the cost of replacing a major charbroiler: “That’s when we began seeing the handwriting on the wall…..It’s just costing so much to maintain that it’s not worthwhile anymore.”-Stephen Moritz

Connecticut: The newspaper New Haven Independent laid off ten employees.  Company officials said it was because of their move toward digital, however, at least two of those laid off were long time journalists.

Florida:  In Sunrise, tax sucker General Dynamics shutting down its factory, 56 jobs lost.  Company officials actually stated they were saddened by the reduced Obama regime spending on war: “It all has to do with winding down a decade of war and changing budgets. We regret it very much.”-Carol T. Smith

Illinois:  In Sterling, yet another victim of the ongoing Hallmark shutdown.  After 40 years Kirlin’s Hallmark shutdown, 13 jobs lost.

Maine: In East Millinocket, Great Northern Paper killed 212 jobs, or the majority of its employees!  Company officials say they are trying to come up with a plan to handle increasing costs and reduced revenues.  They did not file an official WARN.

Maryland: Too Big to Jail Columbia Bank shutting down five offices by April.  Anheuser-Busch beer distributor Winner Distributing laid off 125 people!  Baltimore County officials say they were not told why, other than it sounds like the operation was sold to an unknown buyer!

Michigan:  After more than 40 years the Swartz Creek Bakery shutdown.  The property owner is selling off the building.

Minnesota:  In Duluth, web developer 50 Below laid off 20 employees.  The new owners of the company are consolidating operations.

Missouri:  In Kansas City, after 66 years Kaplan’s Fabrics shutdown.  The current owner said he tried to sell the successful high quality fabric store, but nobody was interested, and he’s not interested in renewing the lease.

New York:  State officials are shutting down four prisons, claiming a steady decline in people being railroaded into prison (since 1999).  That’s good news, unless your one of the hundreds of prison employees losing their job.  In Kirkwood, book maker Penguin Random House shutting down one of four of its distribution centers by 2015. It’s the result of the merger of Penguin, DK and Random House. Hundreds of jobs will be lost!  In Rochester, Eastman Kodak laid off two more employees.  In Lakewood, tool and die maker Premier Lakewood shutting down in May, 75 jobs lost.  In Albany County, Burton shutting down its snowboard operations and laying off 72 employees.  Company officials say the U.S. economy is so bad they are leaving and setting up shop in Austria!

North Carolina:  In Winston-Salem, after 24 years World Villages non-profit gift store shutdown.  The owners blame the ongoing bad economy saying “We did not have enough customers coming into the store.”

New Mexico: In failed police state Albuquerque, Kmart will shutdown a second store by May.  80 jobs lost.

Ohio: The Toledo Speech and Hearing Center shutdown.  35 employees laid off, 700 patients screwed over!  Officials blamed Obama Care for a decrease in insurance reimbursements and Medicaid reimbursements.  What was that about Obama Care making healthcare more accessible?

Oregon:  In Portland, upscale retailer Nordstrom announced it will shutdown it’s Lloyd Center store by 2015.  220 jobs lost!   Company officials said the store hasn’t “…performed to the level we need them to and investing in remodels to possibly make them more successful doesn’t pencil out.”

Pennsylvania:  In Pittson, book maker Penguin Random House shutting down its distribution center by 2015.  It’s the result of the merger of Penguin, DK and Random House.  Hundreds of jobs will be lost!  What housing market recovery?  In Shady Grove,  heavy construction equipment maker Manitowoc Cranes, killed 250 jobs!  Company officials blame it on crashing orders, which represent crashing building construction.

Tennessee:  In Memphis, Ashley Furniture HomeStore Outlet shutting down their Perimeter Center store in April.  Reports say the operators did not renew their lease.  ServiceMaster killed 105  positions!  It’s the result of the spinoff of TrueGreen.

Vermont: In Essex Junction, an IBM employee organization says they have internal documents warning of more massive layoffs.  At least 419 people lost their jobs last year!

Virginia:  In Newport News, Kmart shutting down by April, 81 jobs lost.

Washington:  In Vancouver, upscale retailer Nordstrom announced it will shutdown it’s mall store by 2015.   164 jobs lost!  Company officials said the store hasn’t “…performed to the level we need them to and investing in remodels to possibly make them more successful doesn’t pencil out.”

04-05 February 2014: Project K killing Kelloggs?

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

Business/Economics

U.S. job losses & store closings 04-05 February 2014: Project K killing Kelloggs? Big Bank Blowouts! More healthcare & school cuts!

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

It was revealed by inside sources that Radio Shack will shutdown at least 500 U.S. stores by the end of 2014!

Furr’s Fresh Buffet restaurant chain now chapter 11 busted.  2-thousand jobs affected!  There are Furr’s restaurants in New Mexico, Arizona, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.  Company officials blamed lack of operating loans and even climate change: “….challenges facing our industry and the liquidity constraints due to our indebtedness and the recent ice storm, we need to explore options to restructure our debt, recapitalize and position ourselves for future growth.”-Barry M. Barron Sr, CEO

Andrew Carnegie founded United States Steel (USS) killed 175 jobs in Canada!  Company officials said it was part of the plan to cut the costs of their operations around the world.

It’s been reported that U.S. Too Big to Jail banks shutdown more than 1400 offices in 2013!  The fat cats blame slow revenue growth and the cost of complying with government regulations (complying with regulations, yeah right!).  More shutdowns are planned for 2014.

Alabama:  In Courtland, International Paper continues its shut down of their factory, 500 jobs being killed!  When the shutdown is complete 1100 jobs in total will be lost!

California:  In San Mateo, it’s being reported by inside sources that two years old digital media company Avos is shutting down its HQ and laying off 80% of employees.

Colorado: In Denver, a longtime Kazoo Toys store shutdown.  The owner blamed it on greedy landlords and lack of parking for customers.  The Kazoo Toys store at the International Airport is still open.

Florida: In Lauderdale by the Sea, after more than 30 years Jo-an’s Papers & More shutdown.  The owner blamed paperless communications, although she admitted her sales didn’t start crashing until the ‘great recession’ began in 2008, so maybe it’s really the overall bad economy.  In fact, Barbara Winston Hansen said her sales dropped 50% in 2008, and never recovered.

Hawaii: In Kailua, after 17 years the Alpha Video store shutdown.  The owner blamed increasing rent and decreasing sales.

Illinois:  In Monmoth, Olivia’s Cookie Jar and Kitchen announced it will shutdown this year.  Owner, Rae Connolly, told local news media it was because of the suck ass economy.  Kankakee County warned of layoffs.  It’s blamed on controversial tax sharing deals with city officials.  But even officials in the Chicago area are accusing the county of stealing their tax revenues.

Indiana:  Hoosier Park Racing & Casino laid off 13 employees, due to a steady decline in revenues.

Iowa: In Bettendorf, another victim of the secret plan to shutdown all Hallmark gift stores: After 54 years Kile’s Hallmark shutdown, nine jobs lost.

Michigan:  The troubled and possibly thieving Saginaw School District warned of school shutdowns in order to save money.  The District is already being sued by one of its own board members, is already in the hole by $6.1-million USD, and last year it was forced by state officials to take over and shutdown the Buena Vista School District.  And even though Buena Vista School District is dead, the local residents are still forking over local school taxes to pay off $6-million in District debt!  I’ve written this before: Michigan is a failed state.

New York:  Too Big to Jail M&T Bank shutting down ten offices.  Key Bank warned of more closures.  Key Bank already shutdown 81 offices in 2013.  Its reported that publisher Time will kill 500 jobs this year (which is about how many jobs they killed last year)!  Utica City School District killing 94 jobs.  The District is in the hole by $6.4-million!  And this is despite the fact that the District is one of the rare few that actually has increasing student enrollment!   In Bronx, Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) CHOICE Community Care laid off 37 employees.   In NYC, Visiting Nurse Service of New York Home Care laid off six employees.

North Carolina:  In Charlotte, Kellogg shutting down its Famous Amos, Austin Sandwich Creme and Iced Animals factory, 195 jobs lost!  Kellogg has been shutting down factories in Australia, Canada and United States, but shifting production to southeast Asian countries under a operation called Project K.  After 48 years Arnold’s Family Restaurant shutdown, the co-owner said “It just feels like it’s time.” 

Texas:  Copperas Cove Independent School District killing 75 jobs.  The district no longer qualifies for the federal Heavy Impact Aid, which equates to a $12-million loss.  The aid is for schools located near federal installations like military bases.  However, 35% of the student population must meet certain qualifications, and apparently declining enrollment has resulted in not enough students to meet that 35% requirement.

Washington:  In Oak Harbor, the Kmart will be shutdown by April, 68 jobs lost.

Washington DC:  Howard University laying off 200 employees over the next few months!  The jobs are being outsourced.  University employees protested, but of course they were ignored.

Wisconsin:  A Kmart in Menomonie and a Kmart in Chippewa Falls  to shutdown, at least 100 jobs lost!  Product design and development firm Red Fusion Studios shutting down.  35 jobs lost, and many employees did not want their names made public because they believe it will prevent them from getting a new job!  It’s blamed on the loss of their biggest client, who without warning pulled funding: “Koss is pulling its funding and as they pay on the first of the month, RFS will not have the funds to make payroll on the 3rd….I am truly sorry. This has been a complete surprise to me……..”-Michael Pelland, Red Fusion CEO

01-03 February 2014: Massive Dollar store shutdown blamed on ObamaCare!

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

Business/Economics

Exceptional Failed State: Sears & Kmart closings ramping up! Going “backwards” is the new ‘forward’!

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Eddie Lampert has announced more stores to be closed down, some reports say as many as 500 more!  The Chicago Tribune reports that since 2010 at least 305 stores have been shutdown.  Lampert stated “sometimes you need to go backwards to go forwards.”

Two more Michigan Kmarts shutting down, by mid-July.

In California, the owner of Laguna Hills Mall has bought out remaining portion of the lease for Sears.  The Sears has been there since 1973, but will now shutdown in July.  The mall owner wants to tear everything down and build a “promenade-style urban village”.

Here’s the updated list of U.S. Sears/Kmart store closings since the end of 2011:

Arizona: Scottsdale Sears/Great Indoors, Chandler Sears/Great Indoors.

Alabama: Gadsden Kmart (50 jobs lost), Mobile Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Auburn Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Anniston Kmart (no word yet on how many jobs lost), Birmingham Eastwood Kmart (70 jobs lost), Decatur Mall Sears (91 jobs lost), Fort Payne Kmart.

Delaware: Dover Kmart (72 jobs lost), recently revealed Seaford Sears (30 jobs lost).

California: El Monte Sears (at least 40 jobs lost. Damien Arrula, El Monte’s economic development director, said the store manager had lied about what was going on: “The general manager of the store had just indicated to me that they were remodeling.”), two San Diego Sears (at least 80 jobs lost), Pleasant Hill Kmart (more than 50 jobs lost), Torrance Kmart, Fairfield Kmart (63 jobs lost), Lampert owned OSH taken over by Lowe’s home improvement in bankruptcy court, at least 17 of 99 stores to be closed down (935 jobs lost!), Rancho Cordova Kmart (97 jobs lost), San Clemente Kmart/Sears/Kmart on Camino de Estrella (58 jobs lost), placed on an official hit list in 2011 the Oceanside Kmart on College Boulevard finally being shut down, Banning Kmart (91 jobs lost), recently revealed Laguna Hills Mall Sears.

Colorado: Broomfield Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Glenwood Springs Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lone Tree Sears/Great Indoors, Longmont Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Pueblos’ South Side Kmart (52 jobs lost), Denver Kmart (number of jobs lost have not been made public at this time, but could be at least 40), Colorado Springs Kmart at Powers and Palmer Park boulevards (57 jobs lost).

Connecticut: Waterbury Big Kmart.

Georgia: Macon Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Buford Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Douglasville Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Atlanta Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Columbus Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Jonesboro Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Cartersville Kmart (74 jobs lost), Hiram Kmart (53 jobs lost), Marietta-East Cobb Kmart.

Guam: Sears Hometown Store.

Florida: Fernandina Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Callaway Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Orange City Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Deland Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Stuart Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), West Palm Beach Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Port St. Lucie Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Crystal River Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), New Smyrna Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Saint Augustine Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Pompano Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Jacksonville Kmart on 5751 Beach Boulevard (71 jobs lost), second Kmart in Jacksonville on 4645 Blanding Boulevard (83 jobs lost), Ocoee Sears (102 jobs lost), Pensacola Kmart on Airport Boulevard closed in 2011, Pensacola Kmart on Mobile Highway closed in February 2013 (69 jobs lost), Pensacola Kmart on East 9 Mile Road will close in May (73 jobs lost), Hialeah Kmart (67 jobs lost), Bonita Springs Kmart (67 jobs lost), Mount Dora Kmart (100 jobs lost), Lake Mary Kmart, Panama City Beach Kmart (54 jobs lost), Winter Park Kmart (100 jobs lost), Niceville Kmart (59 jobs lost).

Hawaii: Honolulu Sears (owned by GGP, 372 jobs lost!!!), Kauai Sears (41 jobs lost), Iwilei-Honolulu Kmart for lease (no confirmation of store closing).

Idaho: Lewiston Sears (at least 60 jobs lost), Rexburg Kmart (63 jobs lost). No official announcement, but it’s painfully obvious the Chubbuck Pine Ridge Mall Sears going’ down. Or, maybe it’s preps for Shop within a Shop, or one of those domestic spy data storage centers? On 07 November 2013, GGP sold off the Pine Ridge Mall for a paltry $9 million USD.

Indiana: Anderson Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Saint John Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Indianapolis Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Richmond Sears (49 jobs lost), South Anthony Kmart (70 jobs lost), Fort Wayne Kmart on South Anthony Boulevard (70 jobs lost), FairOaks Mall Kmart, Logansport Sears (43 jobs lost).

Illinois: Alton Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Melrose Park Sears parts and repair center (50 jobs lost), Zion Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Oak Lawn Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), McHenry Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Peru Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lombard Sears/Great Indoors (at least 40 jobs lost), Fairview Heights Kmart (81 jobs lost), Freeport Kmart (45 jobs lost), Pontiac Kmart (more than 47 jobs lost), Homer Glen Kmart (82 jobs lost), Streator Kmart (45 jobs lost), Lombard Kmart (70 jobs lost), Naperville Kmart (98 jobs lost), Calumet Sears (164 jobs lost), two Sears stores in Grand Crossing area of Chicago (247 jobs lost!), Mount Vernon Sears (68 jobs lost), Moline Sears (at least 60 jobs lost), Homewood Kmart (185 jobs lost), Belvidere Kmart (91 jobs lost), Champaign’s Market Place Mall Sears (56 jobs lost), Sterling Kmart (60 jobs lost), Montgomery Kmart (81 jobs lost), Mattoon Sears (more than 40 jobs lost), Chicago Sears on North State Street (160 jobs lost), Chicago Sears Craftsman Experience store, Galesburg Sears (46 jobs lost), White Lake Township Kmart (42 jobs lost), Orland Park Sears Appliance. 58 Chicago area stores up for lease or sale. By the way, Illinois elected officials gave Sears Holdings/Hoffman Estates a $150 million USD tax break to keep their headquarters in the state. The tax break was not tied to any promise not to close stores.

Iowa: Cedar Rapids Kmart on 16th Ave (at least 40 jobs lost), Davenport Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Burlington Kmart (50 jobs lost), Coralville Sears (94 jobs lost, this is a store sold to GGP earlier in the year), Cedar Rapids Kmart on Collins Road NE (56 jobs lost), Mason City Kmart (50 jobs lost).

Kansas: Lawrence Sears (at least 40 jobs lost).

Kentucky: Middlesboro Sears (in September 2012 the Sears store re-opened under independent ownership, official grand re-opening scheduled for November), Winchester Kmart (back in May, Rankin Paynter bought out what was left of the inventory and gave it to charity), Hazard Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lexington Fayette Mall Sears (114 jobs lost!), Newport Kmart (81 jobs lost), Cannonsburg Sears and Sears Auto Center (no employee info given), Louisville Dixie Highway Kmart/Sears/Kmart.

Louisiana: Slidell Sears (77 job lost).

Maine: Lewiston Sears (60 to 70 jobs lost), Presque Isle Sears (80 jobs lost).

Maryland: Ellicott Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Gaithersburg Sears/Great Indoors, Landover Sears (115 jobs lost).

Massachusetts: North Reading Sears Hardware store closed, lease not renewed.

Michigan: Novi Sears/Great Indoors, Brighton Sears Grand/Essentials, Harper Woods Sears Full line, Monroe Sears Full line, Adrian Sears Full line, Washington Township Kmart, Chesterfield Kmart, Woodhaven Kmart, Flint Kmart (46 jobs lost), Gaylord Kmart (48 jobs lost), Sterling Kmart (58 jobs lost), Bloomfield Township Kmart and Sears, Bad Axe Kmart (61 jobs lost), Ypsilanti Township Kmart (83 jobs lost), Petoskey Kmart (45 jobs lost), Saint John’s Kmart (48 jobs lost), White Lake Township “Store of the Future” Kmart (42 jobs lost), recently revealed Grand Blanc Kmart (49 jobs lost), recently revealed Lapeer Kmart (56 jobs lost).

Minnesota: Willmar Kmart, Duluth Kmart, New Hope Kmart, White Bear Lake Kmart, Bemidji Kmart, Monticello Kmart, GGP owned Sears Auto Center in the Apache Mall closed (10 jobs lost), the entire Sears store in the Apache Mall being sold off, Fergus Falls Kmart (40 jobs lost), Fergus Falls Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Alexandria Kmart (46 jobs lost), Grand Rapids Kmart (61 jobs lost), Seritage is selling off three Sears Auto Centers in Minnetonka, Brooklyn Center and Saint Paul, Marshall Kmart (57 jobs lost).

Mississippi: Jackson Sears Full line, McComb Sears Full line, Columbus Sears Full line, Gautier Sears (71 jobs lost), Waveland Gulfport Kmart (32 jobs lost), Pass Road Gulfport Kmart (52 jobs lost), Pascagoula Sears at the Singing River Mall.

Missouri: Lee’s Summit Sears Grand/Essentials, Saint Louis Sears Full line, High Ridge Kmart (59 jobs lost), Ellisville Kmart (55 jobs lost), Springfield Kmart on South Campbell Avenue (60 jobs lost).

Montana: Missoula Kmart (50 jobs lost).

Nebraska: Grand Island Kmart (55 jobs lost).

New Hampshire: Nashau Sears Grand/Essentials, Keene Sears Grand/Essentials, Portsmouth Kmart (30 jobs lost).

New Jersey: Lawnside Kmart (about 80 jobs lost), Howell Kmart (57 jobs lost), Berlin Kmart.

New Mexico: Las Cruces Kmart (58 jobs lost), Albuquerque Kmart on Central SW (80 jobs lost).

New York: Depew (Lancaster?) Kmart (68 jobs lost), Colonie Kmart (72 jobs lost), Fulton Kmart (51 jobs lost), Clifton Park Kmart (74 jobs lost), Latham Kmart (61 jobs lost), East Greenbush-Rensselaer Kmart (70 jobs lost).

North Carolina: Cary Kmart (71 jobs lost), High Point Sears, Moorehead Sears, Rocky Mount Sears, Statesville Sears, Durham Kmart (79 jobs lost), Asheville Kmart (53 jobs lost), West Smithfield Kmart (59 jobs lost), Winston-Salem Kmart (69 jobs lost), Hendersonville Kmart (58 jobs lost), South Ashville Kmart on Hendersonville Road, Raleigh Kmart (88 jobs lost), Garner Kmart, Cleveland County mall Sears (56 jobs lost), Charlotte Kmart (89 jobs lost), Conover Kmart (74 jobs lost), Raleigh Kmart on Capital Boulevard (53 jobs lost).

North Dakota: Jamestown Kmart (45 jobs lost).

Ohio: Chagrin Falls Kmart, Springfield Kmart, two Toledo Kmarts, Medina Kmart, Columbus Kmart, Columbus Sears/Great Indoors, Zanesville Sears (67 jobs lost), Trotwood Kmart (71 jobs lost), Austintown Sears auto parts and service on Interstate Boulevard, London Kmart (no word on number of jobs lost), Trotwood Sears (67 jobs lost), Westlake Kmart/Sears (at least 57 jobs lost), Xenia Kmart (at least 57 jobs lost), Norwalk Kmart (52 jobs lost), Blue Ash Kmart (77 jobs lost), Northwood Sears at Woodville Mall (36 jobs lost), Conneaut Kmart (43 jobs lost). Also, Van Wert Sears franchise bought out by Kirk Berryman, owner of Computer & Networking Technologies (CNT), who plans on moving the store to a new location.

Oklahoma: Oklahoma City Sears (98 jobs lost, GGP owned, GGP wants a $2 million sales tax rebate, claiming it’s needed to offset capital investments needed to bring the space up to the standards for potential new tenants), Shawnee Sears (31 jobs lost).

Oregon: Roseburg Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Tualatin Kmart Center (new property owner from California is tearing everything down for new shopping center, so far no indication the Kmart will be part of the new shopping center), Milwaukie Kmart (61 jobs lost), Coos Bay Kmart (25 jobs lost), Bend Sears (48 jobs lost), Klamath Falls Kmart (64 jobs lost).

Pennsylvania: Upper Darby Sears Full line, Pottstown Sears Full line, Pittsburgh Kmart, Wilkins Sears, Warminster Kmart (85 jobs lost), Shippensburg Kmart (46 jobs lost), Moon Kmart (143 jobs lost), Bethlehem Township Kmart (62 jobs lost), Philadelphia Gallery Mall Kmart (120 jobs lost), Philadelphia Kmart on Orthodox Street and Castor Avenue (169 jobs lost), Levittown/Middle Township Kmart (87 jobs lost), Waynesboro Kmart (43 jobs lost).

South Carolina: Sumter Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Orangeburg Sears (57 jobs lost), Columbia Kmart on Fort Jackson Boulevard in 2012, Columbia Kmart on Bush River Road in 2009, Columbia Kmart on St Andrews Road (66 jobs lost), Irmo Kmart (no info on how many jobs lost), both Greenville Kmarts (140 jobs lost between the two), Mount Pleasant Kmart (43 jobs lost), Harbison Sears & Sears Auto Center in the Columbiana Centre mall (97 jobs lost), Aiken Sears & Sears Auto Center (at least 54 jobs lost), Inlet Square Mall Kmart (50 jobs lost), West Ashely Kmart (69 jobs lost).

Tennessee: Antioch Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Cleveland Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Oak Ridge Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Hendersonville Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Morristown Sears (about 70 jobs lost), Clinton South Kmart, Franklin CoolSprings Galleria Sears (92 jobs lost), Memphis Hickory Ridge mall Sears (job loss data not revealed), 48 years old Nashville Kmart on Nolensville Pike to close by January 2014 (57 jobs lost), Franklin Kmart (33 jobs lost).

Texas: Two Sears parts and repair centers closing in The Woodlands (117 jobs lost), rebuild center in Garland (58 jobs lost), Farmers Branch Sears/Great Indoors, Houston Sears Great/Indoors.

Utah: Murray Sears (for some reason Mormon control news media in Utah never reported the closure, but they’re reporting that the building has just been demolished), Orem Kmart (no details reported).

Virginia: Norfolk Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Midlothian Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Richmond Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lynchburg Sears (84 jobs lost), Fairfax Kmart (no word on how many jobs lost), Christiansburg Sears (59 jobs lost), Norfolk Kmart on East Little Creek Road (77 jobs lost), Manassas Kmart (71 jobs lost), Stafford Sears Hometown, Newport News Kmart (at least 50 jobs lost), Wise Kmart (58 jobs lost), Harrisonburg Kmart (79 jobs lost), Wincester Kmart (91 jobs lost).

Washington: Walla Walla Sears Full line (in August 2012, it was reported that an independent owner of Sears Hometown stores will open a store in Walla Walla), Lacey Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Kelso Sears (47 jobs lost), Lakewood Kmart (59 jobs lost), Bellingham Sears (92 jobs lost), Seattle Kmart (85 jobs lost), East Wenatchee Sears (59 jobs lost), Puyallup Kmart (51 jobs lost), Oak Harbor Kmart (68 jobs lost), Sodo Sears and Sears Auto Center (79 jobs lost).

West Virginia: Oak Hill Kmart (59 jobs lost), Morgantown Kmart (100 jobs lost).

Wisconsin: West Baraboo Sears (at least 40 jobs lost, local village officials say the store generated 3% of local tax collections), Rice Lake Kmart (about 71 jobs lost), Brookfield Kmart (56 jobs lost), Racine’s Regency Mall Sears (52 jobs lost), Fort Atkinson Kmart (51 jobs lost), Greenfield Kmart (107 jobs lost), Portage Kmart (78 jobs lost) and Hales Corner (129 jobs lost), Chippewa Falls Kmart (79 jobs lost), Menomonie Kmart (at least 50 jobs lost).

On top of that, Sears Holdings sold stores to General Growth Properties (GGP), of which it has been reported that most of those stores will be closed.

Here’s the list of 11 Sears stores now owned by GGP:

Iowa: Coral Ridge Mall (it’s official the Sears is closing, see above), and Mall of the Bluffs

Texas: The Woodlands Mall (this does not involve the two repair centers being closed by Sears)

Florida: West Oaks Mall

Utah: Fashion Place, and Provo Towne Centre (note the evil British empire way of spelling town & center. Due to a favorable lease agreement the GGP owned Provo Sears will continue to stay open under Sears Holdings management)

Oklahoma: Quail Springs Mall (it’s official, the Sears closed, see above)

Hawaii: Ala Moana Center (closed, see above)

Washington: Bellis Fair Mall (Bellingham store, see above)

Minnesota: Apache Mall (see update above, GGP will close Sears store by 2014)

Illinois: Market Place Shopping Center (see update above, GGP closing store)

Business/Economics

U.S. job losses & store closings 01-03 February 2014: Massive Dollar store shutdown blamed on ObamaCare! Disney kills hundreds more jobs! Greedy Christian leaders rip off their sheeple followers, then shutdown their school!

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

Yet another oil company claims to be in trouble.  Canada based Tuscany International Drilling filed chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States. The oil company claims to have lost a crap load of money last year, and is now $237-million USD in debt!

For profit college Bridgepoint killing 117 jobs due to crashing student enrollment!  The cuts will take place on campuses in California, Colorado and Iowa.

After 25 years Yankee One Dollar stores have failed and will close its remaining 25 stores in New York, Vermont and Massachusetts. About 200 jobs lost! Company officials admitted they started losing sales five years ago, but the final straw is Obama Care forcing the company to pay for expensive insurance: “I’m the only retailer in 25 years that hasn’t raised their prices. We were one of the few regional players left in the industry.”-Keith Flike, president

Swiss based legal drugs pusher Novartis announced 4-thousand more job cuts around the world, on top of those recently announced! Novartis has been getting into trouble around the world, because most of its drugs do not work! In Japan whistleblowers revealed that so called independent university studies on Novartis drugs were actually done by Novartis employees!

Alabama: In Montgomery, after 20 years of food and car shows Flip’s restaurant shutdown.  The owner blames skyrocketing insurance rates after an arson fire.

California: In Glendale, video game maker Disney Interactive laid off several hundreds of employees!  It’s blamed on the company’s inability to generate big profits.   In Carlsbad, the Hot Dog On A Stick restaurant chain is now bankrupt, 93 restaurants affected.  In Chula Vista, Target shutdown, 117 jobs lost!  In Cypress, Time Warner Cable laid off 72 employees.  In Panorama City, Ricon laid off 42 employees.  In Norwalk, Asplundh Construction laid off 83 employees.  In San Diego, Karl Strauss Brewing laid off 67 employees.  In Los Angeles, NBCUniversal laid off another four employees.  In Sunnyvale, Bayer Health Care laid off 34 employees.  At Camp Pendleton, tax sucker PKL Services laid off 37 employees.

Connecticut:  In Mashantucket, Craftsteak Foxwoods shutdown, 54 jobs lost.

Florida:  White Springs Agricultural Chemicals shutdown, 350 jobs lost!  God refused to stop the shutdown of Wellington Christian School, 50 jobs lost.   The Christian parents are pissed saying “Terrible. Out of the blue. Nothing. Just an e-mail to everybody. It was very upsetting.”  Another parent says they just busted their butts raising donations to save the school, and now they want that money back: “Sure, well, I don’t know about that honestly in terms of the last few days, but if the money was designated to save our high school that money should be returned to our families!”  However, greedy church officials now say that money is staying with the church!  The “interim” pastor says he wants to sell off the school property!  In Clearwater, the largest paintball maker in the world, KEE Action Sports, shutdown U.S. production.  109 jobs lost as the company outsources its work to other countries!  In Leesburg, Target shutdown, 82 jobs lost.  In Boca Raton, Global Tower Partners killed 62 jobs.  In Tampa, British empire run child prison G4S Youth Services/Riverside Academy shutdown, 130 jobs lost!

Illinois:  In Galesburg, Sears will shutdown in May, 46 jobs lost.  In Franklin Park, Philips Lighting Company laid off 81 employees.

Indiana: In Mishawaka, the Save A Lot grocery store shutdown.  Company officials blame the bad economy: “After having invested significant marketing and promotional support for the store, as well as fielding a great management and staff team, we’ve come to the realization we cannot anticipate a time when we will generate adequate sales to justify continuing operations.”

Michigan:  In Ann Arbor, after at least 64 years Blue Front party store shutdown.  The owners gave no reason for why they went out of business, perplexed city officials said the store was up to date on tax payments.  In Detroit, American Red Cross Detroit National Testing Lab shutdown, 118 jobs lost!

Missouri:  What automotive industry recovery?  The Dave Sinclair Lincoln Mercury dealerships now bankrupt.  It’s blamed on legal disputes with a Texas company.

New Hampshire: In Exeter, after 16 years the Jai Anlyn clothing store shutdown.  The owner said she realized that expensive clothes don’t sell fast enough, or in large enough quantities to pay the bills.

New York:  Two more Kmarts shutting down.  The CEO of Kaleida Health and Great Lakes Health Systems quit his job, as other company officials warned of massive job cuts.  Hospital officials said they must make drastic changes, because of Obama Care, that will affect its five hospitals and 13-thousand employees!  Already in December they killed 100 jobs!  In Rochester, Adecco Group shutdown, 75 jobs lost.  In Binghamton, SOURCECORP shutting down, 171 jobs lost!

New Jersey: In Westfield, after only two months upscale Grädde Swedish Restaurant shutdown!  The owners said screw this and are moving back to Sweden!

North Carolina:  Elizabeth City State University wants to kill 65 jobs.  The interim chancellor says the university must cut costs by $3.7-million USD per year!

Ohio:  In Cleveland, United Airlines will shutdown operations and kill 470 jobs: “Our hub in Cleveland hasn’t been profitable for over a decade, and has generated tens of millions of dollars of annual losses in recent years.  We simply cannot continue to bear these losses.”-Jeff Smisek, CEO

Texas: In Round Rock, computer giant Dell announced it will kill 15-thousand employees around the world, on top of on going job cuts!  Its being blamed on the new owners of Dell, who took the company ‘private’.  Those new owners apparently feel the computer market is crashing and Dell must radically downsize (“restructure”).

Washington:  Upscale Madison Park Conservatory restaurant shutdown.

Wisconsin: In Racine, God refused to stop the shutdown of Christian bookseller Treasures Media.  The owner says he will try selling on the internet.  In Milwaukee, Diversified Machine shutdown, 218 jobs lost!

Wyoming: In Gillett, after 40 years Mike’s Hardware shutdown.  The owners blame it on road construction that killed customer traffic.

31 January 2014: Homicide by cop is killing jobs in New Mexico!

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State, and don’t blame China! More proof the U.S. Middle Class is the Tool of the British empire! It all started with President Reagan & his BS trickle down economics!

08 May 2014 (18:28 UTC-07 Tango 07 May 2014)/08 Rajab 1435/16 Ordibehesht 1393/10 Ji-Si 4712

The New York Times has published detailed research that proves the evil corporate elitist 1% have been ripping off what was once the most wealthy Middle Class in the world, the U.S. Middle Class.  And it all started with the Reagan regime in 1981!

One of the tricks Ronald Reagan used to steal money from the Middle Class was to convince everybody that gambling your retirement income on the world’s largest slot machines, the stock markets, was a good idea.  During the 1980s millions of workers shifted their retirement money into what’s known as 401K, and they still do it today!

The research by New York Times Upshot shows that the crash of the U.S. Middle Class begins in the 1980s (by the way, the federal tax collector Internal Revenue Service has been saying this for years now).  So don’t blame 9/11 or even the 2007/08 “recession”.  In fact you could blame the “recession” on the decades of financial rape of the Middle Class, and the rapists are still getting away with it!

There’s something else that the Reagan regime began, they began a destructive relationship by cozying up to the mortal enemy of the United States: The British empire.

I’ve already explained in past postings that the British empire is the one controlling unAmerican Corporate America, through FDI, and this Foreign Direct Investment by the true “evil empire” can be traced back to the Reagan regime.  The new New York Times Upshot research indicates that the crash of the U.S. Middle Class coincides with the skyrocketing Middle Class in the United Kingdom.  Yes, despite all those subjects of the Queen of England constantly whining about their economic condition, the numbers show the Middle Class of the United Kingdom is now the world’s richest Middle Class!

The coinciding crash of U.S. Middle Class, and skyrocketing U.K. Middle Class indicates a shift in wealth, away from the U.S. and into the empire, accomplished by takeovers of U.S. companies.  The British empire is actually a type of corporation known as a “commonwealth”.

I’ve even written about how the British empire has taken over school textbook publishers in the U.S., which could explain the shift from the use of U.S. grammar to Queen’s English grammar.  In fact, in one of my Job Losses articles I wrote how New Jersey govna Christie gave a British empire company a massive tax deal to move their textbook publishing operation to his state, only to have the company close its doors and move to New York after they took the tax deal money!  The British empire has also taken over many U.S. news media outlets.

 New York Times Upshot looked at Median Middle Class after tax income, and even threw in those who were getting things like Social Security, and of course they adjusted for inflation.  In 1981 the U.S. Middle Class led the world, but since then has grown only by 19.1%.  Who leads the world in the growth of their Middle Class?  The United Kingdom (aka Britain, the capitol of the British empire) with 83.3% growth!  In fact Norway, Sweden and Canada all beat out the United States, and it’s interesting that they are all indirect or direct members of the British Commonwealth!

But wait, it gets worse!  If you look at data just from 2000 to present, the U.S. Middle Class is losing its ass!  The United Kingdom’s Median Middle Class grew by 19.7%, as did the empire’s realm known as Canada.  Ireland, who recently made it public that they are officially re-joined the empire (heresy!) grew at 16.2%.  Since 2000 the U.S. Median Middle Class is stagnating at 0.3%!!!

The very detailed and complex to read New York Times Upshot report points out that this is a snapshot of the demise of the U.S. Middle Class.  They admit that overall income growth in the U.S. is doing just as good as the British empire, but it’s all going to the 1% (who’ve made evil backroom alliances with the British empire, Bilderberg anyone?).

Hey all you ‘mericans, I’ve written this before: Stop blaming China for your economic demise!

Business/Economics

U.S. job losses & store closings 31 January 2014: Higher beef prices killing jobs! Homicide by cop is killing jobs in New Mexico! More massive healthcare job cuts & shutdowns! More oil companies claim they’re losing money!

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

What booming oil industry?  One of the world’s largest oil drilling companies, the now Swiss based but originally from Texas Weatherford International, announced it will kill 7-thousand jobs around the world in the first half of 2014!  The massive company (but still not bigger than Halliburton) blames declining revenues on “disruptions” to oil field work in the Middle East (yeah, disruption caused the ongoing U.S. instigated War on Terror), and bad weather in North America.  Oh, but never mind that fact that the company formerly based in Weatherford, Texas, is being fined $250-million USD for violating economic sanctions imposed on Iran and Syria!

Arizona: In Tucson, Nimbus American Bistro & Brewery shutdown.  In  Marana, Monkey Business restaurant shutdown.

California: Massive healthcare job cuts across the Golden State, as RAS (Radiological Associates of Sacramento) shutdown operations in dozens of cities!  RAS is being re-consolidated into Sutter Health in February.  Despite news media claiming nobody would lose their jobs, state WARN say differently: I counted 519 layoff WARN notices due to “Closure”!  A brand new tech company is already killing hundreds of jobs.  Rocket engine company Aerojet Rocketdyne announced it must kill 225 jobs in the Golden State!  It’s blamed on debt created when it took over Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne back in June 2013.  In Brawley, Leucadia Beef shutdown their factory, 1300 jobs lost!  Company officials say the higher prices they have to pay for cows is killing their profit margin.  In Long Beach, school bus contractor Atlantic Express laid off 149 people!  In West Sacramento, Blue Chip laid off 27 employees.  In Los Angeles, at the International airport McDonald’s laid off 68 employees.  In San Diego, Optimer Pharmaceuticals laid off three employees.  In Chino, Senior Operations laid off nine employees.  In Santa Cruz, after 60 years Western Appliance shutting down in March.  The manager blamed Costco and lack of competion: “Now TVs, there’s no money in it.  Costco makes money on memberships.  There used to be 60 to 70 [appliance makers], now there are five.  It’s a little monopolistic.”-Dale Burdick

Colorado:  Legal drugs pusher, California based Amgen, killing about 200 jobs as it “idles” its anemia drug factory (aka Building 20)!  It’s strange because Amgen has been making profits, and demand for its anemia drug is up.  The idling of the Colorado factory was planned last year.   Is this a false flag op to drive the price of the drug up even more?

Georgia: In Macon, the Georgia Children’s Museum shutdown.  The operators blame the continued lack of funding: “We have struggled. We have always struggled.  We figured this was probably a good placed to end it……We were not going forward in the way we wanted. We could not line up the funding to offer the services we wanted.”

Iowa: In Sioux City, Premium Pet Health shutdown, 45 jobs lost.

Maryland:  MedStar Health killed 131 jobs!

Michigan: In Roseville, Book-A-Million shutdown, the manager admitted sales were way down.

New Mexico:  In police state controlled Albuquerque, after 30 years La Esquina restaurant shutdown.  The owner, Roy Venaglia, blamed the bad economy saying “I think Downtown is weak.  The phone company is gone. PNM is smaller. The gas company, they’re gone. It’s just a weird atmosphere that is getting a little scary!”  Of course, who wants to do business in a city where the U.S. Department of Justice proved that the city cops were routinely and intentionally killing people on a massive scale!

New York:  Carthage Area Hospital laid off 90 employees, and warned more layoffs are in the works.  The hospital also laid off at least 29 employees in 2013.  In Irving, TLC Health Network/Lake Shore Health Care Center shutdown, 438 healthcare jobs lost!  In Orangeburg, Wenger NA shutdown, 48 jobs lost.  In NYC, Barnes & Noble bookstore on 105 fifth avenue shutdown, 56 jobs lost.  The massive Pastis Restaurant shutdown, 200 jobs lost!  The property owner claims they have to renovate the building.

North Carolina: In Bowling Rock, Broyhill Home Collections store shutdown.  The company owner, Furniture Brands, is now chapter 11 bankrupt.

Ohio: In Shiloh, after 85 years metal parts maker Voisard Manufacturing shutdown, more than 100 jobs lost!  An unnamed employee said the company was so broke that those employees still owed vacation pay might not get it.

Oregon:  Clackamas County laid off 25 employees from three primary health clinics.  The county health department is short $10-million USD!

Pennsylvania: Kindred Hospital Easton shutdown, 105 jobs lost!  The hospital specialized in long term care, the Obama Care plan actually penalizes hospitals for doing so!  In Fort Washington, Ocwen Financial Corporation laid off 243 people!

Vermont: In Wolcott, after 56 years Buck’s Furniture shutdown.  The original owner retired in 2013, his daughter took over but she now says the economy is so bad there’s no reason to continue the business.  In Stowe, after many decades Lackey’s Variety Store shutdown.

29-30 January 2014: Massive tech & video game industry job cuts! 

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: Office Depot joins shutdown gang, 400 stores going down!

06 May 2014 (10:50 UTC-07 Tango)/06 Rajab 1435/14 Ordibehesht 1393/08 Ji-Si 4712

When Office Depot and Office Max merged analyst knew job losses were coming.  But Office Depot has out done Mitt Romney’s wunderkind (Staples) in the amount of stores that will close.

400 Office Depot/Max stores will be shutdown by 2016.  Staples announced the shutdown of 225 stores this year (who knows how many next year).

It still doesn’t come close to Radio Shack’s shutdown of 1100 stores!  Then there’s Sears/Kmart which some analysts say could hit 500 stores shutdown this year!

And don’t forget all the dozens of other retail “giants” who’re closing dozens of their stores this year!  What economic recovery?

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013