[TheDon]

Americans saved just 2.3 cents from every dollar earned after taxes in 2002

The solution is in the statement.

[ShadowDancer]

Precisely.

[freedumb2003]

With small children, a "huge mortgage" and a nanny to pay for

In other words as a selfish self-absorbed person who has kids as social tools who is living beyond her means in a Mcmansion of some sort and now trying to buy the affection she from her kids because will not bestow it directly, she is willing to take a chance that her kids life will get worse down the road when the piper comes to call for his payment.

[riri]

The solution is in the statement

Ah, she'd just spend that too. (though I agree with the premise that it should be hers to spend)

[Revolting cat!]

They got a tax break this year, though! And a rebate. Did they save it? No! Taxes alone are not the problem. Anyway, the cat's confused: are we supposed to save or spend to support the economy?

[sawyer]

Is the 10% thing just to old to do any more? I am retired so look at this as someone with no children around but I must say people are spending like their is no tomorrow.I have a large saving but it is paying me a awful 1%. Makes me so up tight and to make it even more like salt rubbed into an open sore, my bank called me on my trust after Bush got in and said they were going to more it around(blind trust) so I would not lose any money and I have not lost money but lost almost all my income.I frankly did not believe them as the GOP is the party that knows about money. Well one good thing, I am not spending any and I mean any money.Food is the thing.I thought the bank had gone mad to tell that now Bush was in things were going to tank.Well I did set it up so I could only get interest so guess it is my own mess to live with.