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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:24 AM Original message |
Will this Christmas be the canary in the coal mine for our economy? |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. Wouldn't the canary be the first sign? |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Not everyone knows that, just those who've been paying attention |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. My kid is autistic so I won't be completely holding back but it will be sparse |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:42 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I have no children to give gifts to, so it's not so hard to bypass Christmas |
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zagging (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
2. The canary died about four years ago |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
3. The canary is dead. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
5. Santa's taking the year off |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
7. Truth Is Many Don't Have Money This Year... |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 08:47 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. The big retailers are going to get hurt, but the ones that will be wiped out |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
9. There may be no inventory to buy since stores take out loans to stock their shelves for holidays |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
10. if obama wins, it may give people a sense of hope about the future... |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 08:08 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. True, people defintiely spend according to a political climate |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
11. How about food and used books this holiday season? n/t |
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jtrockville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
12. LAST year's holiday season should have been one of the warnings. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
13. With congress bailing on a bill that would have extended UE insurance for 800K |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
15. I'm hoping no. (Why I think our current economic crisis is a panic, not a problem.) |
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