| Some look back on the economy of 2000 thru | | | | in San Antonio since their economy had picked up |
| 2002 and say what a disaster 3 million jobs lost? | | | | in response to the manufacturing which was |
| Well one could also argue that the 43 million | | | | moved over the border to cut costs in the |
| Americans who moved into new homes far | | | | downturn in the economy and the trend of folks |
| outweighs the 3 million citizens who were looking | | | | coming here to work and sending money back to |
| for work. There are more people who are still | | | | Mexico. The furniture salesman found himself quite |
| looking for work who have gone into what they | | | | busy with more business than any one person |
| considered substandard vocations for instance | | | | can handle and subsequently within a very short |
| they may be working as a manager at a Home | | | | time, was able to make friends with all the major |
| Depot store when they were formerly an | | | | car dealership owners of the area in increase his |
| aerospace engineer with a Ph.D., this is a little | | | | business to four units and a detail shop. Still he |
| disheartening to say the least but it is a fact of | | | | was strictly working for car dealerships with only |
| life in America. As people are tapped out and | | | | a fraction of the total business maybe 15%. Then |
| maxed out with their credit cards they do not | | | | what happened?The housing boom picked up in |
| have the buying power necessary to be able to | | | | people or buying furniture again, at the furniture |
| continue with the trend associated with new | | | | trade shows everyone was preparing for in |
| housing starts in the average of $6500 been | | | | incredible year as a matter fact they were |
| spent after the fact for the following period of | | | | preparing for incredible five years, he could not |
| one year.I remember talking to a furniture sales | | | | help but moon light in his old profession as sales |
| rep, who in 2001 said he just gone through the | | | | came easy once again. In 2002 the furniture |
| worst sales year in his history as a salesman in | | | | business did pick up in response to new |
| 2000. Mostly due to all those new houses sold | | | | homeowners moving into new homes. These new |
| where the customers had come into buy furniture | | | | homebuyers were expected to spend between |
| on time with companies who had in house credit | | | | 4000 in $6500 each on things such as upgrades |
| which were now burdened with no pays, | | | | to the home, swimming pools and furniture. |
| obviously these companies were not restocking | | | | Drought related issues cut short the number of |
| and those competing against such companies had | | | | people buying new swimming pools. Instead they |
| cut back in inventory having been out sold in the | | | | bought barbecues, new decks, landscaping, SUVs, |
| past. He decided on buying a franchise from us, | | | | boats and FURNITURE. The cycle had come full |
| The Car Wash Guys in San Antonio, Texas. The | | | | circle and it is what every career person calls |
| next year after he started his business mostly | | | | those golden years. Although the $6500 per new |
| cleaning new car dealerships, which were very | | | | home sale did not quite pan out with the new |
| good due to the fact many people were buying | | | | ownership society it was substantial due to the |
| new cars and Mexican nationals were coming over | | | | number of new homes.Lance Winslow - Online |
| the border from Laredo, Texas gate to buy cars | | | | Think Tank forum board. |