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plethoro

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69. RKP, I wanted to ask you something and I could not figure out another

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 10:27 AM

Dec 2012

way to do it, so I'm doing it under this post.

My question is: If we go over the fiscal cliff (whatever that is), do you think the government (whoever that is now) will use this event to suspend Social Security payments under some kind of guise?

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Do they REALLY think MOOD is the reason for less holiday spending?? [View all] annabanana Dec 2012 OP

My mood improves when I have money, so technically correct. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #1

Funny how that works. liberal N proud Dec 2012 #2

There was a study out a while ago saying... Odin2005 Dec 2012 #10

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

Those who say money can't buy happiness tblue37 Dec 2012 #22

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

+++ 1,000,000 +++ Pure and Simple! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #39

In my Econ class I beleive it was called "the wealth effect." Correct me if I'm wrong...but it CTyankee Dec 2012 #32

Funny.... PoliticalBiker Dec 2012 #37

Here it's getting hard to pay the grocery bills. Five major corporations I worked for, all gone RKP5637 Dec 2012 #41

I still believe in capitalism... PoliticalBiker Dec 2012 #52

Yes, I agree 100% with you, about the type of capitalism you discussed. ... problem is, as you RKP5637 Dec 2012 #58

Couple really good posts biker Jim Warren Dec 2012 #67

I agree. HappyMe Dec 2012 #4

So true. I find that I'm elated every other Thursday... KansDem Dec 2012 #26

I hope they aren't that stupid. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #3

Oh, yes, they really, really are tavalon Dec 2012 #61

That's a good part of it, but... GoCubsGo Dec 2012 #5

Who says there is less holiday spending? graham4anything Dec 2012 #6

Online dropped too BlueStreak Dec 2012 #14

Or, people like me have actual spending budgets for xmas. It is a line item in my personal yearly CTyankee Dec 2012 #33

Nobody said there was actually less holiday spending. ieoeja Dec 2012 #23

Right. An expectations game. BlueStreak Dec 2012 #51

And my small shop was up adigal Dec 2012 #7

I pay cash now when I have pedicures and it saves me a surcharge. That enables me to keep CTyankee Dec 2012 #35

Doing my best on that tavalon Dec 2012 #62

well, yeah they do and it is part of it kind of, but kydo Dec 2012 #8

Rich people don't understand what it is like living from paycheck to paycheck. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #9

My sales were up quaker bill Dec 2012 #11

No money was my issue and I work full time for the state Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #12

If you have no money Rain Mcloud Dec 2012 #13

Yep, if you're not in debt up to your ears in US, Inc. = United Stupidity, then that's RKP5637 Dec 2012 #42

And here I thought I was a socialist tavalon Dec 2012 #63

Maybe people are paying more attention to needs and less to wants Siwsan Dec 2012 #16

A debit card is just like cash tavalon Dec 2012 #64

I know they are, but the actual slight line of cash flow keeps me financially grounded Siwsan Dec 2012 #75

And I find that cash just leaks from me tavalon Dec 2012 #76

Hubs and I watched the local evening news last night. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2012 #17

the day after Christmas, the busiest shopping day of the year DJ13 Dec 2012 #56

Mood was my issue. LP2K12 Dec 2012 #18

Was it mood or the fact that there wasn't really anything all that worthy to buy? sybylla Dec 2012 #20

You always get a series of wacky explanations when the economy goes bad Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #21

I heard a couple talking heads try to blame it on 'fear of the cliff' ... Myrina Dec 2012 #25

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

That's really how all the robber barons were. HughBeaumont Dec 2012 #38

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

Unfortunately . . . HughBeaumont Dec 2012 #36

My wife and I decided to spend less this year on Christmas once we learned of plethoro Dec 2012 #40

+1 daa Dec 2012 #43

I think the future is going to be pretty bleak for the majority of Americans, because RKP5637 Dec 2012 #44

Thank you for your response. It is as if I wrote it plethoro Dec 2012 #47

Commemorativo - Thanks!!! RKP5637 Dec 2012 #48

RKP, I wanted to ask you something and I could not figure out another plethoro Dec 2012 #69

It could be used as tremendous leverage ... but my gut feel is it won't happen. There will be RKP5637 Dec 2012 #70

Thanks. I wish I was as sure as you seem to be.........nft plethoro Dec 2012 #71

Being broke is the reason for the mood. jwirr Dec 2012 #45

Exactly and furthermore Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #50

Absolutely...Give me the shovel! ReRe Dec 2012 #46

+1, n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #49

I am scared to spend right now... QED Dec 2012 #53

If you contact the services rendered and make an arrangement make sure they do not try to lunasun Dec 2012 #60

Thank you for this... QED Dec 2012 #73

Advice that may be worth more than you paid for it .......... tavalon Dec 2012 #65

Thanks... QED Dec 2012 #74

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

I for one, am glad they don't have us totally figured out lunatica Dec 2012 #57

Actually, they do act like we're their marionettes tavalon Dec 2012 #66

Actually that was what I meant lunatica Dec 2012 #68

maybe people are wising up to buying crap Skittles Dec 2012 #59

It's all the wimpy, wussie, buzz-kill consumers' fault, dammit.. SoCalDem Dec 2012 #72