tanya came to visit! she just left today to go see her mom on the way back to maryland. hmph, i should've had her cut my hair while she was here, but eating sushi and mexican food together was enough for this time. it's hard to believe she finally cleaned out her storage unit after three years. i imagine it must have been like a hannibal lecter thing after all this time, complete with an antique automobile and a detached face in a jar.
i really wish she could start her own catering business, but the laws in that part of the country are apparently very draconian for startups. she told me that there are only so many liquor licenses issued in that state, so obtaining one from a former business can cost up to a million dollars. once i cleaned out my ears and realized she wasn't kidding, i became irrationally angry on her behalf. all she wants is a little dessert and drink cafe! what the fuck?!? don't they know she could be creating new jobs in the area? this is what i don't understand about all this talk of getting the economy back on track.
not to get too political or anything, but new or aspiring boutique/small businesses all over are constantly being discouraged by regulations and cost. it's a lot easier to get things going in this part of the country, but some of the tax laws just bury you in the end. if we really want to divert some of the cash flow from simply being held by gigantic corporations and get people spending, how about making it a bit more attractive to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps? where the hell is our personal bailout?!?! people like tanya could redirect that money into a plausible business plan and generate a positive cash flow within their own communities, thereby instilling some faith in a local economy. once that happens, it's only a matter of time before things begin stabilizing. if people can feel secure in what they know and see every single day, they stop psyching themselves out in a larger realm.
maybe i'm just pulling off some great asstalk here, but it would seem to me that the psychological component of financial recovery plays a huge part in boom goes the dynamite. if tiny leaks can sink a ship, what can plugging up the little holes do for it? ugh, it sounds like i've been spending too much time around derek. either that or i'm oversimplifying the whole thing. consumer faith shouldn't be in denial of reality, but it also can't let the chicken little effect take over entirely and keep the panic going forever.
but then , i keep on spending our money, so we're helpers to the economy. and people keep on buying my old stuff, so they're helpers, too. maybe it's like i heard on the radio one day not so long ago - people will get back out there. they can't help but do it. after a while, staying home to hoard and save all of your money just gets too boring.
who i heart this week:
MY CAST!!!
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I think fear plays a HUGE part in the ups and downs of an economy. And I've never understood why we let our economy be so tied to the stock market--which is nothing but a giant guessing game, when it comes down to it. Did someone say the sky is falling? Sell, sell!
How can something be "worth" fifty dollars one day and fifty cents the next? It's crazy.
I know I have been away from the stage too long when the first thing I think when I hear MY CAST, is oh god...she fell down and broke her damn arm.
then a second went by. ohhhhhh Peeeooople cast. got it.
"cast" - hehehhe. i think i just choked on my own spit laughing.
liz, i HAVE to care about the markets because of a certain someone, but more about investments in general than "sell!sell!sell!" kind of stuff. he calls brokers legalized bookies anyway.
i'm just tired of people being afraid.
Damn that Veronica! She ruined my post. I was going to ask if I could sign your cast.
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