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Worst income dip in 20 years doesn’t stop spending-
Consumers keep at it despite ....
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| March 1, 2013, 11:10 a.m. EST
| Jeffry Bartash,
Posted on 03/01/2013 12:26:47 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The consumers who transfer their monthly EBT balance to Walmart are still spending every cent they receive, but the ones who actually earn their money are not, if they can help it.
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posted on
03/01/2013 12:30:28 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("Somebody has to be courageous enough to stand up to the bullies." --Dr. Ben Carson)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Saving less and buying more guns.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Worst income dip in 20 years doesnt stop spending- Consumers keep at it despite ....
Heh. Looking at government income and spening figures as well, it looks as though ours truly is a government “of” the people.
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posted on
03/01/2013 12:32:08 PM PST
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
People are living like like there is no tomorrow.
I wish there wasn’t.
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posted on
03/01/2013 12:33:12 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
These statistics do not take into account the full extent of government give away programs. People who work for a living are being devastated. People who sponge off the taxpayers are doing great.
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posted on
03/01/2013 12:33:54 PM PST
by
detective
To: LibWhacker
I’ve spent the bulk of my money on boat anchors over the last month.
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posted on
03/01/2013 12:34:08 PM PST
by
demshateGod
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I will not fall for anything a department of this administration puts forth. I have specifics I have to shop for every week. IOW I’m out there, and I see what’s NOT happening, and what’s NOT happening is consumers are NOT out there blowing their dough.
Essentials are where the reluctant cash is going, rarely anything else.
“Consumer spending advanced a seasonally adjusted 0.2% last month, the Commerce Department said Friday. That matched the estimate of economists polled by MarketWatch.”
Wondering what economists MarketWatch polled. Obama Kenyanesian economists perhaps.
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posted on
03/01/2013 12:34:34 PM PST
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
,,,if they can help it.”
I certainly don’t have an EBT although I’m sure I pay for several. My spending is up at the grocery store but I can now easily carry everything I can afford to buy out in just two bags every week. People I know who had a little money left over at the end of previous months now have none, are getting less for their money and having to juggle bills around just to make ends meet. It’s like playing Russian roulette except that there are no empty chambers any more.
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posted on
03/01/2013 12:37:04 PM PST
by
Grams A
(The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
To: rockinqsranch
A lot of spinning going on....
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posted on
03/01/2013 12:39:40 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
03/01/2013 12:41:18 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
03/01/2013 12:43:51 PM PST
by
ltc8k6
To: Grams A
I just went to Subway. Every once in a while I treat myself to one of their roast beef sandwiches. I went there last month and it was $6 for the sandwich. Went there today and it is $7.50. I decided to skip it.
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posted on
03/01/2013 12:45:38 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("Somebody has to be courageous enough to stand up to the bullies." --Dr. Ben Carson)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I gave up on subway and now go to the local supermarket deli. For $6.50 I get a large sub and have it cut in half. That makes two meals when I am on a road trip which I think is a pretty good deal.
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posted on
03/01/2013 12:49:41 PM PST
by
lodi90
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Umm yea spending is up. Gasoline around 3.90. I pack my own lunch. Lunch meat is out of sight. I like to shoot skeet, yea, that is now the sport of kings, and I reload. Needed tires..almost needed cpr. Funny I haven’t heard any inflation numbers lately.
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posted on
03/01/2013 12:53:30 PM PST
by
cork
(Remember Bengazi!)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Just today a co-worker said, “I’m gonna spend it while I have it.”
Those are her exact words.
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posted on
03/01/2013 1:00:12 PM PST
by
lucky american
(The Democrats will follow the big "D"even if it means going over a cliff.)
To: cork
Bernake says no significant inflation at the moment.
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posted on
03/01/2013 1:00:42 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
If folks were still spending, we wouldn’t see all these businesses shutting down or having financial difficulty. I have to wonder who does the math for politicians? A Californian perhaps?
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posted on
03/01/2013 1:01:57 PM PST
by
formosa
(consider me galt)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
How much of the increased spending is due to high gas prices?
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posted on
03/01/2013 1:09:45 PM PST
by
kabar
To: detective
People who sponge off the taxpayers are doing great.Yes, I see them at Whole Foods...using their LoneStar cards.
Dear Leader sez they deserve the finer things in life...compliments of you and I.
Don't dare cut that part of the spending problem...people will suffer!
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