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I'm right in them middle of the age group. I own a home and have no plans on selling any time soon.
However, keeping my head and finances above water is getting harder and harder. I have cut all non-essential spending and my dollar simply goes nowhere. My "home" is exactly the same as it was in late '08 because I don't have the spending cash and any extra I receive has gone straight into overdue home maintenance.

I loathe the socialists and pray America wakes the hell up and kicks them to the curb.

Pay attention Romney, the annals of history are already calling. All you have to do is kick the government in the balls and get it out of our (The American taxpayer's) way and the history books will regard you highly.
No ammnesty
Slash taxes (more!)
Cut spending
Cut entire federal agenicies
Cut all the red tape and regulations.

This country will explode with productivity.

Sounds like me-treading water.

I have low expecatations from Mittens, so if he accomplished one thing he’s running on, I’d be pleasantly surprised.

If Mr. Greenjeans Pawlenty is his VP, expect even higher energy rates. (he loves ethanol and wind)

However, keeping my head and finances above water is getting harder and harder. I have cut all non-essential spending and my dollar simply goes nowhere.

I hear ya. My wife and I laugh at all these "how to save money" articles. I saw one yesterday about how to save $1000 a month by dropping all the stuff that we already dropped years ago--like cable & Starbucks.

We are down to the essentials as well: mortgage, groceries and utilities--with the occasional treat like pizza/Mexican food a couple times a month. We could cut a bit more if we had to, but not all that much.

To your second point about regulations et al., what I fear most is if they start really tightening the noose on ebay and Internet commerce in general. We have been able to scrape up some extra pocket money selling things online, and it's been absolutely wonderful to put that money back into businesses with real-live human beings who care about service and what they are selling.