Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Two Predictions

1.  The vast majority of residents still alive in the Gaza Strip....probably have a reason to exit and go elsewhere....seeing Hamas as a bigger problem than the Israeli gov't.

So I predict....within 12 to 18 months....most (say 75-percent) of the population is gone, and remaining folks see no future.

What happens in Gaza?  Within four years.....it's a tourist destination....like Beirut,  Dubai or Bahrain.  A major airport....hotels, beaches.

Hamas will eventually dissolve away because Iran can't fund their operation (because of the water problems in Tehran).

2.  Pacific Palisades rebuild and utter destruction?

So....the local gov't will make it near impossible to rebuild.  As this happens.....Chinese investors will sweep in and buy property....thinking they can get 'pay-back'.

What'll happen here....without Mexican labor...the Chinese may hold building permits but Trump's crew will make it impossible to get anything done.

Meanwhile....the state, city and county will be missing tens of billions from property taxation....which the Chinese will wake up and realize they can't afford yearly property tax bills...while waiting on workers to build the property.

I predict a county collapse by 2030.