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In reply to the discussion: Do they REALLY think MOOD is the reason for less holiday spending?? [View all]Skittles
(152,964 posts)59. maybe people are wising up to buying crap
certainly they have caught on to how badly made is cheap offshore garbage
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Do they REALLY think MOOD is the reason for less holiday spending?? [View all]
annabanana
Dec 2012
OP
Can you imagine what Christmas shopping would have been like for retailers if they paid their people
liberal N proud
Dec 2012
#15
Yep, 'cause they think a reaganomics trickle-down-piss system works so well and
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#34
And When You Buy Things You Need You Pay Taxes & Create Jobs To Make More Of Those Things You Buy...
global1
Dec 2012
#19
Why is it that this simple economic fact has been removed from the US economy?
liberal N proud
Dec 2012
#24
In my Econ class I beleive it was called "the wealth effect." Correct me if I'm wrong...but it
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#32
Here it's getting hard to pay the grocery bills. Five major corporations I worked for, all gone
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#41
Yes, I agree 100% with you, about the type of capitalism you discussed. ... problem is, as you
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#58
Or, people like me have actual spending budgets for xmas. It is a line item in my personal yearly
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#33
I pay cash now when I have pedicures and it saves me a surcharge. That enables me to keep
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#35
Yep, if you're not in debt up to your ears in US, Inc. = United Stupidity, then that's
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#42
I know they are, but the actual slight line of cash flow keeps me financially grounded
Siwsan
Dec 2012
#75
Was it mood or the fact that there wasn't really anything all that worthy to buy?
sybylla
Dec 2012
#20
I think it's true. I saw a shopper on tv interviewed in the mall, who said that...
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#28
Henry Ford didn't really think that way. It was his WIFE who made him give raises to his workers.
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#27
So if holiday spending actually increased 0.7% does that mean people are in a good mood?
dkf
Dec 2012
#29
Shopping is a reflection of "consumer confidence" in the economy, is what I've always heard.
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#30
It is greed, willful stupidity/ignorance and a serious lack of business sense. As business leaders
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#31
I think the future is going to be pretty bleak for the majority of Americans, because
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#44
It could be used as tremendous leverage ... but my gut feel is it won't happen. There will be
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#70
If you contact the services rendered and make an arrangement make sure they do not try to
lunasun
Dec 2012
#60
Technical question on content\context: Is your OP referring to the release of
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#54
Well, I have as much money as I did last year (possibly a little more)...
OneMoreDemocrat
Dec 2012
#55