[image] Amazon plans to kill FBA and FBM (except Chinese FBM sellers). How should we prepare? he economy is not getting worse and unemployment is at an all-time low. Consumer buying power is at a 40 year low. Wages have not kept pace with prices. Whether the economy is getting worse or not, m…

[image] selg: OMG, people are not paying their utility bills! This happens every year to varying degrees which is why the story says " Although delinquent payments may not lead to immediate disconnections — more than 40 states have rules against turning off customers’ power during the winter …

[image] Department of the Interior Announces Modernized, More Affordable National... The Department of the Interior today announced the most significant modernization of national park access in decades, delivering new digital America the Beautiful passes, updated annual pass artwork, exp…

Soak the tourists is a world-wide practice. Exempting domestic tourists saves them money. Even in times of low inflation there are increases in price increases aimed at tourists.

[image] lake: Exempting domestic tourists saves them money. Simply agreeing with the rhetoric is not demonstrable proof of validity. Ghatgpt response: Input: If I sell oranges at a stall for $80 a pound for everyone and then raise the prices of those oranges only for non-Americans to $250 -…

[image] Tried_Tested: PS - Yes, the new passes will have that precise picture. Hmmm. Pretty glad I have the OLD Lifetime SENIOR Pass that I never need to renew. Just a picture of some Poppies (I think).

I have been to countries where tourists pay more than residents. Guess what happens there? The natives become second-class citizens to the tourists. Because tourists pay more, they are courted. I went on a boat where natives got great seats. It was first-come/first-serve. But, there were not enough …

Hierarchy culture and social propriety is fluid. I did some soul searching in 2019 in both Thailand and Bali - and the locals loved me, despite being wary of foreigners (outside of service). Usually, if I got to a place alone, I make friends with natives first and then bring the natives to places th…

[image] dwat0870: Pretty glad I have the OLD Lifetime SENIOR Pass I love visiting our national parks, but in November 2024, I realized I won’t be planning one until January 2027, if lucky. Too much chance of the parks being closed, as they just were.

I just got back from Lassen NP before it closed for the winter snowpack and it was slow because there were no tourists back in early October end of September. They had tons of camp sites and parking, and there were only a handful of people at Bumpass Hell and the Sulfur Fumes before the shut down. …

Tourists are not visiting the US in the nymbers they used to… https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/travel/navajo-tourism-monument-valley.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4k8.M3M7.Pm6F5ESm81SM&smid=url-share

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