Reply #4: Sales are bad because no one has the money for gifts

[liberal N proud]

People are either unemployed, worried about being unemployed.
Many did not get a raise this year, some had pay cuts.
Personal income is shrinking, bills are higher, gasoline cost more, travel cost more, heating cost more, food cost more, health care costs more and they still are not talking inflation.
I was in the mall this last week-end and my wife said to me, "there sure are a lot of names on the Giving Tree" and there were, many more than I ever remember seeing.
The grinch is stealing Christmas, that is why sales are bad.