Reply #9: Retailers are having a very difficult time...buyers are skittish

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Gas going way up in price once again...and consumers know they will be paying dearly for food down the line due to this increase.
Winter is coming and the forecast is for higher heating bills, natch.

Oh, and who can even afford to go out for dinner these days?

After the 2000 Selection, before I even found DU, I posted on a few sites that we should have "trickle up" economics as the more money the the common man had in income, the more they would spend.
I was consummately flamed as could be expected by the right wingers.
Now we see in action how flawed trickle DOWN economics is in actuality.

I also fear for my own job (once again).