Originally Posted By DyGDisney Who said a strong economy? Someone's living in dreamland if they think the U.S. economy is strong. Take a walk around your neighborhood and look at all the foreclosure signs in front of houses like I did today. Do you know how many people I've known in the last 5 months who have lost their jobs because of the economy?
Originally Posted By DAR <<To expend the effort to invent various personalities, as if it fools anyone over the age of, say, 2, is pathetic. But if that's all a person's got, you just have to feel pity for such a vacant life.>> I don't think Sybil had this many personalities.
Originally Posted By Tiggirl Its just more proof that we should have better funding for mental health programs in this country... ~Beth
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I heard yesterday that the economy grew either .1% or .01% last quarter if you took the increased cost of food and gas out of the spending American's did. I'll have to look that up.
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Originally Posted By RoadTrip Yea Beau... the economy is just GREAT! <<updated 9:59 a.m. CT, Thurs., May. 1, 2008 WASHINGTON - The number of workers filing initial claims for unemployment benefits rose a bigger-than-expected 35,000 last week, and the number of workers remaining on jobless benefits climbed to a four-year high, the Labor Department said on Thursday. updated 6:56 a.m. CT, Thurs., May. 1, 2008 NEW YORK - U.S. companies’ planned layoffs jumped 68 percent in April from the prior month to the highest since September 2006, pointing to further deterioration in the labor market, a report showed on Thursday.>>
Originally Posted By DyGDisney "WASHINGTON - Don't be fooled by a larger-than-expected increase in consumer spending. People aren't buying more — they're just paying more for what they buy. ADVERTISEMENT That is raising doubts about whether the 130 million stimulus payments the government began sending out this week will be enough to lift consumers' sagging spirits. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that consumer spending was up 0.4 percent, double the increase economists had forecast. However, once inflation was removed, spending edged up a much slower 0.1 percent." There it is, I found it on Yahoo News. closer to .1%.
Originally Posted By DAR I never stated we're in a recession but it's not all roses. I personally haven't seen what dygdisney has but it's certainly out there. I guess I'm lucky enough to be friends with people at my job or school teachers.
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Originally Posted By DAR Not counting food and gas I did spend money on a few things you wouldn't label as essential dvd's comic books Guitar Hero III, good Lord I'm a teenage boy.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Mostly it's people in my husband's old job, a new home builder. They laid off at least 60 people last year. Also, my husband lost his job and so did two other senior managers at his company in December (he has a great new job now). A friend's husband lost his job in a large downsize a couple of weeks ago too.
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Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Wow, you are two different people! I am convinced, because if you talked to yourself, that would be crazy. Which of you can get me Red Robin discounts?
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