[thackney]

What gives? The economy is taking a dive, but not that much of one.

I would take the falling sale of gasoline a better indication of the real strength of the economy than the media and government reports.

[RegulatorCountry]

Demand didn’t decline that much with the first wave of the financial crisis in 08 - 09. People were terrified then, at least here they were. It’s not as bad this time. Maybe we’ve just been ground down and are accustomed to it by now, while much of the rest of the country is getting its first taste of what we went through then? It just doesn’t stand to reason, to me.