And yippee ding dong doodles, we’re going to spend our money in Afghanistan.
I say we all revolt and refuse to pay our federal income taxes until the unemployment rates go back down.
.-= last blog ..Michael’s Cryin Over Spilled Milk =-.
There wasn’t enough money sent to state and local governments, so they have been laying people off as their tax revenue has tanked. Jobs are the only way to stop the downward spiral.
]]>But the real indicator was the liquor store. I was out of literally everything… not even a beer in the house… and went to our closest liquor dealer, to whom I’m very loyal because they supplied literally hundreds of boxes to us when we moved… and found no crowd, despite the holiday weekend. I was probably their biggest customer, and I don’t drink (or spend) all that much. Will they be there next year? I can only hope.
]]>The Japanese place near me is one of the few restaurants open for Thanksgiving and Christmas. They normally have a big holiday crowd, but not much business this year. That’s surprising because their holiday crowd leans heavily toward enlisted people who don’t want to eat at the mess hall. If even the military is holding back, it is going to be worse than I thought.
]]>There was three other families in the restaurant when we got there. When I was here last year, it was packed. It’s going to be a blue, blue Christmas for a whole lot of folks, methinks…
– Badtux the Traveling Penguin
.-= last blog ..World’s biggest liar loan =-.