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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:06 AM Original message |
Consumers Give Signs of a Free-Spending Holiday Season (WTF) |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. Fluffing their pillows. |
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Pepperbelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 06:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
68. or maybe just fluffers for the American consumer... nt |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. Like the misAdministration |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 01:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
37. Trained Shrimp? Never Heard Of Trained Shrimp... Is That What You Feed |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 06:23 PM Response to Reply #37 |
48. Actually I typed "shimp" |
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Hotler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
3. See! The trickle down theory works... |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
4. when people are worried, or depressed, or anxious . . . |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:48 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Bingo ..... this is the unstated kernal of truth to this story |
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ilovenicepeople (883 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 12:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
35. People are spending like it's the end of the World, |
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reprobate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 01:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
38. Exactly!! Shopping does NOT satisfy the inner being. |
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Rose Siding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
5. People are drinking more this year |
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sleepyhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 11:53 AM Response to Reply #5 |
28. GMTA |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
6. So they've got their credit cards out |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:23 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. And racking up the credit card interest |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 12:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
33. Just wait until interest rates start jumping up and up |
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catmandu57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 03:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
47. They're already doing that |
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Bob3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
7. they have run this story 4 years running. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 02:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
65. yup Bob, it is indeed bullshit |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
9. Consumers give signs of being driven to drink! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
10. The last gasp, before "going under" |
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Digit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
11. Wait until reality hits |
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classof56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
12. Willamette Valley Vineyards is still a fairly small business, |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
13. Eat, drink, and be merry, |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
14. Priming the economic pumps. |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
15. Consumer debt is at 85% of the size of the economy and growing |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
16. Media hype. Everyone is shopping, join the crowd! |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
18. This is a prime example of manufacturing consent, if I understand |
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Voltaire99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 04:34 AM Response to Reply #18 |
66. Indeed it is. (n/t) |
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Winamericaback (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
19. I hate to say this |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 11:08 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Perhaps your business increased because |
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Winamericaback (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 11:12 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Good point n/t |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 11:19 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. why do you hate to say this? |
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Winamericaback (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 11:22 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I hate to say it |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 11:30 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. is that what you think democrats want? |
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Winamericaback (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 12:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. you are deliberatly being an ... |
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bahrbearian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 01:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Well Put !!! |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 12:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. You hoped the economy would collapse? Why? |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:34 PM Response to Reply #32 |
58. I'm not hoping for an economic collapse, yet sometimes I think it is |
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Voltaire99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 04:41 AM Response to Reply #58 |
67. But war has historically been the response to "economic pain" |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 08:54 PM Response to Reply #67 |
74. Yes, I realize that it's usually not a simple choice of one over the other |
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change200447 (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
54. I don't think we have to wait 4 yrs |
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change200447 (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:20 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. I may have misunderstood |
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poppet (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 11:47 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. This is just a hunch explanation |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
25. How is this possible? |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
27. I own a small retail business |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
30. For businesses like winerys, the economy IS surging |
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mhr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 12:24 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Unemployed 54 Months Here - I Did Not Go Home To See Mom |
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Pax Argent (350 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
34. This just in!! |
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genieroze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
36. They are in denial. eom |
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fugue (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
39. I'm not buying this year |
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genieroze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 08:07 PM Response to Reply #39 |
49. I was thinking about spray painting a Xmas tree black with RIP |
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fugue (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 09:49 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Oo! Put it on your front lawn, so all the Republicans can see! |
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genieroze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 12:18 AM Response to Reply #53 |
60. My town is totally repugnantkin |
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fugue (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 12:01 PM Response to Reply #60 |
70. Oh, I'm so sorry! |
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Dem2theMax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:20 PM Response to Reply #39 |
56. I talked with my parents, who usually spend a nice amount |
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fugue (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 12:05 PM Response to Reply #56 |
71. Oh, yes, me, too |
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libpunkmom (160 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
41. I'm NOT |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
42. Other than food...I'm not buying shit! |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
43. sorry, but why does it seem everybody is mad that people are |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 02:38 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. People are just tired of the hype |
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Digit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 08:38 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. They AREN'T spending is the point |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 09:17 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. I think they are spending, but it's over their head spending. there |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 01:27 AM Response to Reply #43 |
62. Because if they're spending and going into debt, they're doing damage to |
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fugue (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 12:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
73. Why I'm against it |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
45. Of Course This Christmas Season Will Be Great. Here's Why |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
46. Deleted message |
Harry S Truman (300 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 08:33 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Wine? OK |
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Chimpanzee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 10:30 PM Response to Reply #50 |
57. I hear that McDonalds University is having a banner year! |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
59. Alcohol sales always high in crappy economy, people like to drink |
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il_lilac (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 12:50 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Buy nothing day- Nov 26 |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 01:39 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. i'm not buying anything on nov 26th too. |
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alexisfree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 01:59 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. no spending for me ... |
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talk hard (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 06:22 AM Response to Original message |
69. Boycott XMAS shopping |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
72. Just buy American Made products ! |
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