Is it really all that bad?
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Is it really all that bad?
| Tue, 03-24-2009 - 10:08am |
I just read someone's post and it sounded so hopeless with regard to the economy.
Folks - 90% of people ARE STILL employed!


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I was just thinking about this recently. IMO, all the doom and gloom on the news isn't helping and could be making things worse. A lot of people are struggling and it is a scary economy, but we still live in a country where the poorest people still have more than most of the people in the world.
I think the current financial crisis might be a blessing in disguise. Everyone is tightening their belts and hopefully, people will stop living beyond their means, so after we pull through this, our economy will be even stronger. At least, I'm hoping that's what happens.
It is really all that bad.
According to CNN's report from the Dept. of Labor stats, "The U.S. economy continued to hemorrhage jobs in February, bringing total job losses over the last six months to more than 3.3 million, and taking the unemployment rate to its highest level in 25 years.
skibunyns,
Well said Cindylee.
I couldn't agree more!
This is the perfect time to reexamine priorities and figure out
Bex -
The answer to your question depends upon how you define BAD.
Norma
"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble"- Plautus
Oh, I am not saying that life is peaches and cream for everyone, but employment usual lags behind economic changes.
Here is the difference in the bads.
The people that lost their jobs 40 years ago did not have ridiculous mortgages, home lines of credit, and 10 credit cards maxed out they had to make payments on. Even with two incomes, the math does not work.
I'm not blaming anyone, these are are just facts.
It really is that bad, and it is getting worse, even for people that you wouldn't think.
You can wallow in it, and let it take you down the river, or try to find the bright side.
Not everyone will be planning a vacation, sending kids to college and making improvments on their homes this year.
I'm not finding that the OP was so much "trivializing and marginalizing" as she was
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