re: Pat O’Briens lays off 80 and NOLA’s future cloudy

No idea. I thought Vegas was still closed. Did they have fans in the stands yesterday?

Florida would probably allow them if anyone was willing to host one. Which is probably more of the question, will you get attendees.

not sure...I thought I heard that Vegas was almost all the way open

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Florida would probably allow them if anyone was willing to host one. Which is probably more of the question, will you get attendees.

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Florida

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. The end game has to be the hope of some massive federal funding

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It's pretty clear that the Democratic game plan is to have these cities shut down under the promise that Biden will bail them out after he wins.

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but even if that ever comes, it'll be far too late for many of the businesses

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They only care about getting trillions for the government losses. That's why it's crazy that she's telling people that the federal government has to make it right when they're talking about private losses. It would be impossible to create a nationwide bailout for businesses. if they did it would not be run by the mayors of cities anyway

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its one thing for a city like NY to have approached this the way they did, the fact is economically they'll eventually recover

NOLA should have been open for business stealing conventions left and right because the hospitality industry is its life blood. The end game has to be the hope of some massive federal funding but even if that ever comes, it'll be far too late for many of the businesses. Plus its NOLA so that money will just get put into the wrong hands anyway. Amazing how stupid and short sighted the leadership there is.

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Exactly. There is no data the proves NOLA should be as closed as it is. And to compound the situation, FL is open and all the other surrounding states will be following suit.

They could easily be opening the city up, getting back to recovery and try to start actually poaching conventions from some of those major cities like Chicago, NYC, etc. where the lockdowns continue. NOLA needs the business way more long-term than they do.

It's easy to see why Perry lost his mind earlier this year. He knew what was at stake. The rest of the city government seems to think this magical funding will cure all woes. None of that helps if your entire tax base has shut its doors. And after all this, why, why would anyone new actually want to open a business in Orleans parish?

It's like you said though - just completely short-sighted all the way around.

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It's pretty clear that the Democratic game plan is to have these cities shut down under the promise that Biden will bail them out after he wins.

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Recovery Plan Straight from Destroya's desk


Biden wins, get that Federal Paper
or
Biden loses, burn the city down
then
Sell what's left to whomever will cut the biggest broker fee

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They BUS voters to the polls every single election, and Reverend tells them who to vote for.

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Its worse than that. They pull up to a neighborhood with a bus. "Everyone who gets on and votes for our candidate gets a beer and a pack of cigarettes."

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there is a international convention still has the dates in Mid December 2020 on their website....so far it hasnt been rescheduled, cancelled or moved somewhere else

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Okay? I just don’t see how there’s any way the whole massive trade convention model is not turned on its ear forever. I guess we shall see.

This isn’t even a point focused on New Orleans except for the fact that it potentially impacts it rather disproportionately.

ETA, I see how my post could have been interpreted to think I just meant convention business in New Orleans. I meant overall nationwide and even internationally.

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Okay? I just don’t see how there’s any way the whole massive trade convention model is not turned on its ear forever. I guess we shall see.

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I don't know if I believe that. At some point, we'll have moved on past the Rona and still have a desire to run up insane bar and restaurant tabs on our vendor's company credit card.