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Comment Its interesting how this new market works.... (Score 0) 40

We used to make products more durable and useful, and increased the prices accordingly. Now we just seem to make things more flimsy, and more gimmicky, while still increasing the price as if we improved the product.... Which of course isn't true. The Hold outs to New Buyers Ratio in the Handheld market is going to start tanking companies pretty soon. They need to switch back to less gimmicks, and more features/functions if they want more buyers to re-engage.

Comment Re:Maine is seeing this too (Score 1) 87

I don't disagree that certain politicians and the people who vote for them are responsible for these mining companies still doing business as usual and inundating us all with the red tide. To this very day. But there are people coming to enjoy this place from all over the world, that don't get a say in what goes on here. Or, people like myself, who NEED the sun/soil this place provides and moved here when these persons were already "Installed". The Federal government could EASILY come in here with the EPA and get business done. Shutting down this mass phosphorus dumping into a Critical Natural Resource for Florida. But the Federal government is basically a turd at the moment with the events taking place on cap-hill. The industry/people here are suffering from the actions of only a few. Please just don't condemn the Organic farmers, Vacationers, New Arrivals, Environmentalists, Young people, and others here who did not put those persons into power, and had no ability to effect that change until now. Times are changing. Some of us here in Florida want to see it sunny and beautiful and abundant again asap. Just sayin. As an Organic Grower, Permaculturist, Aquaculturist, I Rely on the environment for my livelihood. Being a Solar/Off Grid Farm, I also rely on the abundance of sunlight Florida offers. Some of us have no choice but to move to places still infected by the swamp. Change takes time.

Comment Re:Maine is seeing this too (Score 2) 87

Unless you just happened to move here recently for the soil and sun... As a farmer would. Not everyone is "Responsible" for the choices of politicians. Florida is a LARGE vacation state. Many of the people here, are NOT from here, do NOT live here, and cannot VOTE here. YEt are STILL subject to the whims of politicians we may not agree with. Just sayin.

Comment Re:Maine is seeing this too (Score 0) 87

The fact that you believe an ENTIRE state of people should suffer, as well as vacationers from ALL OVER THE NATION, just because of the bad choices of greedy politicians, makes you a terrible human being. Not everyone here is a political extremist of EITHER side. Some of us are just organic farmers, going where the soil and sun grow best...

Comment Re:Maine is seeing this too (Score 5, Informative) 87

I live in Florida in the Midst of the Red Tide Area of Sarasota.... The issue with Red Tide IS NOT a climate issue. Its Phosphorus miners dumping MASSIVE AMOUNTS of Phosphorus waste into the Rivers and Channels that lead to the bay. The Overabundance of their favorite food, PHOSPHORUS, makes the red algae reproduce and grow out of control. Choking the local flora and fauna out, as well as causing noxious fumes from their death on the shores, making being at the beach difficult, as it stings to breathe. The Red Tide, has ZERO to do with "Climate Change" Not to say that there are not other good examples where climate change IS the cause, this just isn't one of them.

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