Oh, no, the economy is FINE.

May 15, 2008 at 6:05 AM
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My husband just sent me a text saying that his work (a factory) is going to four long days a week instead of five eight hour days, to help the employees save on gas.

Oh, sure, everything's fine. The common man isn't getting pinched into oblivion. The middle class isn't eroding. Look at the statistics, our gross national profit is going up! There are less people on unemployment! Everything will be fine! Only our gross national profit includes everything from hospital fees to collections- so does it really tell us anything of value about how our economy is doing? And as for people going off of unemployment- you're booted off automatically after six months. So do we really know that all of those people got jobs?

God. I am so sick to my stomach right now.

I'm planning on visiting my grandma either today or tomorrow if she answers the phone (she doesn't always answer when she's quilting and the phone is in the other room). I guess I'll be walking.

Somebody's got to stop using all the gas. Might as well be me.

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it's a financially sad day in whoville, i tell ya. i keep telling people their making the money looking for canadian like in hopes that it will be mistaken for their... since the canadian dollar is worth more than ours now. *lol*

i'm personally contributing to the using less gas campaign by riding around town with my gauge on "e". of course it's because i can't afford to fill up the tank, but hey, every little bit helps, right? *lol*

It must be fine! The IRS just gave me a second economic stimulus check! So it all must be fine, right? Right? *goes to buy an enormous TV*

Well, if my government says we're doing fine, then by golly, who am I to say different? <snicker> Ok. Crap. I almost said that with a straight face. Damn. Good thing I live 8 miles from work. Of course, if gas gets much higher, it won't matter because I won't have work to go to.

Something tells me I ain't the common man.

No, what I am fearing is universal health care actually coming along-- and being pushed into obscurity. It's already odd being lumped together with the senior citizens-- with all the judgment that comes with that.

It's just so sad that our economy is in this kind of shape right now. It's just progressively gone down hill. The price of gas has screwed everything up....people are now even having problems being able to afford their normal foods! It's just all shitty.....wish things were closer together for me to walk to (with 2 kids under 4)

My 1.8 mile commute helps a ton.

No kidding! What happend to all the onions! Are people using them as fuel?

[this is good]

Just paid $3.949/gal. It's really not good and I think it's really going to get much much worse. The ripples will be felt all over. the dominoes will fall, and all those scary metaphors.

Listen, girl. Hang in there. The interest rates will begin to take effect in about six months. There are a lot of factors as to why the economy is in the toilet right now, most especially the idiot Greenspan, but it swings back. Don't get sick to your stomach. Health is the only thing we have that they can't tax, so why give it up?

jaklumen replied to Patricia Volonakis Davis’ comment:
May 19, 2008
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Heh, they can't tax health, but Uncle Sam can take care of us real shoddy.

Not your original point, but as if I needed a reminder about health care frustrations... *sigh*

Patricia Volonakis Davis replied to jaklumen’s comment:
May 19, 2008
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(sigh) I know.

Oh, no, the economy is FINE.

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