"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Ghost Malls - Coming to Your Town
?Every major retailer in the United States has built their expansion plans on an assumption that American consumers would continue to spend at an unsustainable rate. One basic truth that never changes is that an unsustainable trend will not be sustained. That crucial assumption error will lead to the bankruptcy of any retailer that financed their expansion with excessive debt. Warren Buffet's wisdom will be borne out, 'Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.'"
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