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In reply to the discussion: And I would like to ask a personal question [View all]bhikkhu
(10,715 posts)23. One can only see a few people at a time
...so your perspective can be dependent not just on what state or city you live in, but on what street. "On my block, people are doing fine - so what's all this complaining?" Or the converse.
Imagine that you were in a position of responsibility - what sources of information would you rely on to make informed decisions and guide policy? Hopefully you would look past the people in your immediate vicinity and rely on "the numbers".
Employment gains are recovery. Economic activity combines several things, but the main driver is consumer spending - people buying and selling things, which is the main driver of employment. It isn't dependent on corporate gains (corporate profits), though that is inevitably a part of it.
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My parents/grandparents never said that. And neither did yours if you are over 20.
ret5hd
Aug 2012
#32
I sometimes think that I have to do double duty because my wife does not pay attention at all to
upaloopa
Aug 2012
#27
Try to see the big picture. Envision what would happen if we don't participate and give up. n/t
Avalux
Aug 2012
#34
I thought it was Truman, but it could have been Roosevelt's idea all along and after he
CTyankee
Aug 2012
#51
I have witnessed something a lot closer to a depression under 2 terms of Reagan
NNN0LHI
Aug 2012
#56