I get all my news from the ‘net. My wife will ask me about some story that was just on the national news and I’m always saying “Already heard about it” or “That was new 2 days ago”. So, I figure I would start a new segment in my blog…‘What I’m Following Today (WIFT)’. I’ll put some quick hitters from stories that I have found in the morning, or last couple of days, and the link.

WIFT:

Florida Gold?
I purchased an empty lot, multi-family zoned, in Florida when I used to live there and just missed selling it 2 times (went to escrow once and almost closed once). The property tax is killing me though and it is too high for the property. Hopefully with the declining prices my tax bill will drop too…

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The 361 largest U.S. cities will experience a combined loss of $166 billion in economic growth, led by $10.4 billion in the New York-Northern New Jersey area, according to the study. Los Angeles is projected to slow by $8.3 billion, followed by $4 billion each in Dallas and Washington and $3.9 billion in Chicago….

Property values in Florida are projected to decline by $79.7 billion next year, lowering property-tax receipts by $589 million and sales taxes by another $148 million. New York’s property-tax revenue may decline by $686 million.

Why Oprah Wont Help Obama
I don’t know if I agree with this one. I think that Obama having Oprah (especially at campaign stops in South Carolina) will help him.

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Winfrey’s endorsement — and her announcement that she will appear with Obama at campaign events in Iowa, South Carolina, and New Hampshire on December 8 and 9 — helps bring the following four things to Obama: campaign cash, celebrity, excitement and big crowds.

The four things that Obama has on his own in great abundance — without Winfrey’s help — are campaign cash, celebrity, excitement and big crowds.

It’s Time for a College Football Playoff
Think about a 16 team playoff and some of the matchups. Kansas/Hawaii, USC/Oklahoma, BC/LSU…and think about the second round…you could have LSU @ West Virginia. This would be better than the NFL playoffs.

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