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.
In my area we are already there; many restaurants/bars are empty, and when I occasionally bring the kids to a pizzeria the places are empty with a few delivery guys sitting around.
Last year I was in a mall with my wife, and I pointed out that not only were most of the people there foreigners, but nobody was carrying any bags (they weren’t buying). A few miles from my house, the brand-new Xanadu Mall was completed years ago and never opened. The world will see this in a few weeks during the Super Bowl; it is next to Giants Stadium, and you can’t miss it because of this enormous indoor ski slope attached. Again, it NEVER OPENED; it is eerie to stand outside it. I’ve been there because the Meadowlands Flea Market is held every week in the stadium parking lot; that is also creepy because Americans are selling their tools and household items to the foreigners that have taken their jobs and moved into the area. They even sell toothpaste, food, etc., there; the “new normal”...