“Or wait until people see their premiums and deductibles under their new health insurance. Who would move, not knowing if you have to come up with another $20,000 for the year, just for the premium and deductible?”
For many people (besides government workers and the wealthy), spending on anything other than essentials is over. The country is being “fundamentally transformed” in more ways than the social engineering being pushed; the wealth re-distribution is in full swing, though some don’t see it. For every family struggling to pay their bills there is a welfare queen with her brood living large (literally, complete with obesity & diabetes) who haven’t worked in generations.
I know. You are exactly correct. I think 2014 is going to plunge us into unemployment/recession like we have not seen in our lifetime, due to no one will have any discretionary money, and the domino effect will be catastrophic. Sadly, the result will be more millions of people who think only the government can save them. We might end up in those ranks, given enough economic devastation.