Posted by ChrisinMO on May 11, 2009 at 06:49:40 from (75.120.189.146):
Okay, perhaps I'm out of touch. I don't really keep tabs on the news, especially at this time of year. Even when I do, I believe only part of what I hear and see.
Am I out of touch? I probably am. We paid cash for our land and saved to build a small house for cash. All of our vehicles and equipment are used and we paid cash for those as well. We have no credit cards and do not live anything even resembling a lavish lifestyle. Even when the economy is doing WELL we have from time to time struggled.
Our lives are no worse off than they usually are. I'm having trouble with getting the work done in my business, but that is because of rain. I've got all of my repeat customers lined up, like any other year. When I do go into stores, they always seem to be packed with shoppers.
In my opinion, last year was worse. Fuel prices were high, I had repeat customers postpone or even cancel who never did before.
So what is going on? I'm told that everyone is panicked about their finances, etc, etc. Are people spending like fiends because of the government saddling our descendants with debt? I mean, what exactly is going on?
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