“The stores and malls around where I live seem to be doing just fine. Jam packed restaurants.”
In Virginia we are an aberration. Government largesse, including Military Spending has insulated us from the reality I see most other places I travel. We’ll catch up with the rest of the country in 6 months to a year. Hopefully the rest of the country will not have plumbed new lows by then.
How did you know I was in VA?