Some inside info from the ground in Wisconsin

That Lehman associated loan paper processing/management facility/branch that is in my 25,000 rural NE town ...... just posted that they are hiring 40 people. After laying off 125 a few months ago. This part of Lehman wasn't included in the selloff ..... of course they kept the profitable parts, and sold off the bricks to be "rescued".

Appreciate everyone's input. Helps sort through what is really real and what isn't!! No real changes in my 25,000 rural NE town yet that are noticable ... but we are usually a few weeks behind. The only thing that might change that is that one Lehman's Loan Servicing Branches is here. But no buying gas to store in gas cans, or really stocking up on groceries that anyone has noticed. And I ask every time I go buy something at the different stores/stations. One of my friends keeps reminding me that the Great Depression didn' hit all at once. The stock market crashed in 1929, but it took until 1932 for it really to bite big time.

Ok so I have noticed a few things about work and it has been a bit unsettling. Before I get into this I will explain my background a bit. I have been working overnight/early morning shifts at Target for 2 years now. I have recently moved from New Jersey to Tennessee and with it I transferred my position. I work in the backroom and I see basically what is sold by pulling specific merchandise and sending it out to be put back onto the sales floor. Every morning the system goes through and makes up the lists of what is sold and we come in and pull it. These numbers have decreased quite a bit since I have moved down here. I have only been working about 2 months in Tennessee. Another factor I see coming into play is the limiting of hours to most workers. The schedule is posted for all to see, and I can honestly tell you that it has been a squeeze on many workers in my store. The last fact I am going to point out is that our store misses projected sales 4-6 days of the week by thousands of dollars. Thursday the store sold 15 thousand less than the projected amount. Good luck everyone and I hope this helps the discussion.

-Zaffo

Now is the time. I knocked $5000 off a machine I'm leasing today by giving the leasing company a little credit crunch song and dance.

Has anyone had credit applications turned down that usually wouldn't have been, or do you know anyone who has? Businesses or personal applications?

I talked with two twenty-something ladies who live in my town. One works at the Macy's cosmetic counter, and she said that her sales are higher than ever, and that her Macy's stocks value drops every day. The other young lady doesn't know a thing about what is going on, absolutely nothing. I think that is pretty typical of the American people, in general.

The company my husband works for is on track for record profits this year if the 4th quarter is like the first 3 quarters. The company just bought up a lot of their own stock because they think it has become undervalued.

Retired here in the Missouri Ozarks, I don't get much face to face news. Visited by daughter over the weekend, however, and did get a report from my son-in-law who sells feed to cattle ranchers, horse breeders and feed stores.

He says that people are really scared. Two people told him they were going to cash in their 401(k)'s and pay the tax and penalty, just so they could have what was left in cash. Sales are down. Everyone is like a deer frozen in headlights.

My son-in-law is going Tuesday to close out his savings account, and is arranging to borrow the maximum possible from his 401(k). He is going to take the proceeds and pay off his house mortgage, and with what is left, he is going to keep some cash at home and buy gold shares (taking delivery of the certificates). He already has money in gold shares and we both are betting that very high inflation rates will be a more likely result than price deflation.

I have not seen lines at the local banks, but I did personally take out everything but a few thousand dollars which I left to be able to write checks for things like telephone, electricity, etc.

They will still accept credit cards, but would prefer cash as their credit card fees have gone through the roof.

I would like to reiterate and make it clear. A finalization of their fascist economic takeover is happening right NOW, what do you think it is when THEY get government(tax payer) money, hand it over to their follow insiders(they get their cut too in some form) so that they can buy up all the REAL assets and institutions like gas, water, electric, etc at EVERYONE elses expense? Not just the tax payers but all the business's that ARENT part of this clique.

Sure they are NOT going to say, the government is taking control of the institutions because the government ISNT, the insider cronies that control the government are the ones taking over the institutions with the help of the government they control. What they are, is a NETWORK of cronies, some act as government for their private business's(take Paulson for instant, though he really isnt government because the Fed isnt but they'd like you to believe it is) that "GAME" the system. The government is usurped and run by these private interests that put their people into place or bribe ones they didnt put into place. That is the definition of fascism(though it goes deeper then that - globalists), sure they MASK it and try to DECEIVE us so as not to be called on it, but it is what it is.

One more time for any new info

Let's keep the stories "from the ground" coming in so we know what's really happening. No runs on food or gas AT ALL in Western Nebraska. Nobody seems to be aware of how all this will end up affecting them, except they see their retirement money reduced by the stock market fall.

Paid with food and shelter - maybe?

Let's say everything goes to hell with the dollar. How could there be any military or police "controlling" anything? They get paid with the same worthless money as we do and I'm sure the percentage of them with families is high. Unless they get paid in gold or silver, why would they go anywhere when they don't know what would become of their own family at home?

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This shit is just too depressing.

OMG, these people are so corrupt. We dont stand a fraking chance!!!! They just do whatever they want! And theres no end in site.

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just told me about Gov Doyle and the dealership..
If you are speaking of the same car dealership it is huge, catchy commercial slogan, and very well known. They have been doing business in NE WI since I was a child. Sad.

VOTE CHUCK BALDWIN

Just so everyone knows, we are getting the recession that was coming no matter what. BUT, now with the "bailout"(more like buy-up) all their cronies are going to be sitting pretty in their golden lifeboat(more like yacht) buying REAL assets with OUR money for THEIR benefit, so when the economy recovers, THEY will still be in power, money, control. They just pick the winners. We are Fucked.