Thanks for the informative reply. I have family in retail and, although they went to market week in July, they didn’t put in much of an order for the Christmas stock compared to other years.
It’s amazing how the toadies in the MSM treat us like mushrooms.
We can't draw logical conclusions without the help of the MSM either. :-)
I really think we're in for a tough year or two. Probably not a bad thing, ultimately, but a lot of good people are going to take it right on the chin.
Fortunately, the populace is waking up. If the current administration gets stopped on a few of their more odious initiatives, we might be looking better in a year or so, rather than two or three (or more....).