Our membership is going up, with more new people coming in. If we were in a real recession, like in the early '80's when I got laid off from my summer shirt factory job or 1986 when I got laid off my drilling rig job when oil prices plummetted, I'd be worried about keeping this job. Instead, there seems to be no problems.
THis is just political reporting, like it was back in 1992, when they tried to get a Democrat into the White House.
(I don’t know why they chose O’Reilly, though, he and Neal Cavuto are always high on our economy. They didn’t show him in any clips. Maybe they were just trying to be “evenhanded” with the criticism. We can’t hurt the ill-informed dim libs feelings, now, can we?)
Good clip, but it could have been accented with a few more relevant statistics, not comparisons with living standards 105 years ago, but 20 or 30.
Good find. But the headline isn’t negative enough . . . yesterday’s Dow Jones down 300 thread is over a hundred replies.
Yeah; because unrestricted immigration and free trade with communist China are so healthy for the US.
Amusing, but how much of that “stuff” was bought with refi’s on their equity? Most of the people I know with toys like that bought it all on credit and with equity that is being burned rapidly with falling home prices.
Just like in the 80’s.
There’s going to be a BANNER market for boats, motorcyles, rvs, hummers, and Escalades in a year or two as the toys are sold to pay mortgages or bills - especially tax bills.
Well, for people with cash, anyway.
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How exactly is this Breaking News?????
I found that very interesting, bookmarking to show to the hubby later!
Ah, credit cards.
http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/credit_cards.htm
When I started my family 20 years later, I recall having to spend around $100 for a week's worth and that seemed like a lot to me then -- but it was in like 5 or 6 bags.
It was then I realized that I was buying a lot of crap that that didn't even exist when I was a kid. From paper towels to dryer sheets to all the other stuff we consider necessities today. For sure, my parents didn't have a cell phone, cable TV or Internet service to pay for that we consider 'necessities.'
My Dad laid out in the street under his car to change the oil. I don't do that. There are so many examples of how life has changed over the years that we forget where we came from. If I wanted to 'live' like my parents did, I could probably bank 80% of my take home pay.
How did some of you FReepers live through the Reagan presidency with his constant optimism? Most have drove some of you absolutely apeshit.
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