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You know that horrible economy that we're trying to climb out of?

post #1 of 8
12/11/03 at 1:06pm
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Turns out it was never really that bad
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post #2 of 8
12/11/03 at 1:08pm
So 9/11 didn't have nearly as much impact as we were led to believe, eh?
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post #3 of 8
12/11/03 at 1:18pm
Well, for quite a while there airline ticket prices were shwweet!

But no longer. That's why I'm driving to SoCal over Christmas instead of flying. Save $300.00? Yeah, I think so.
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post #4 of 8
12/11/03 at 1:18pm
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Who knows?

I do find it a bit odd that now that the economy is roaring again we're seeing reports pop up of how it was never really that bad. I'm not saying the mainstream press is trying to downplay the recovery, but I do find the timing suspect....
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post #5 of 8
12/11/03 at 1:29pm
I see the mainstream press reporting on the rebounding economy every single day. CNN has had a feature economy reporter on every single weekday morning who has been singing the praises of the economy and recovering job market for months now. What are they supposed to do, sing and tap dance?

"We're in the money, we're in the money..."
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post #6 of 8
12/11/03 at 1:30pm
I hate sounding like a broken record, but was the economy really all that bad to begin with? You guys climed to what, 5-7% national unemployment at the height of the "recession"? Here in Canada 7% unemployment is low-to-average, and everyone I know has work. How much of what has been going on in the States that has been negative economically has to do with less jobs? Or is it that the economy is re-structuring itself into something not seen in the States yet? Some new beast you have to learn how to deal with?

Here it's been "I don't want the lowly retail job because I am too good for it" syndrome. ALL of the retail places were hiring since June and not finding people, and you had 50 million people applying for that $12.00/hr call center job. What does that mean in the long term? Has the economy changed so much that only people with unique or extensive skill-sets can hope to make a living wage? Will companies start hiring again? Or is this just the way things are now and we all have to adapt?
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post #7 of 8
12/11/03 at 1:33pm
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jacob Singer
. What are they supposed to do, sing and tap dance?
That's be kinda cool
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post #8 of 8
12/11/03 at 1:39pm
I'd buy that for a dollar!
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