tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659346512371488571.post5430609676293787382..comments2023-10-24T07:28:19.851-07:00Comments on SagaciousHillbilly: Dumbass Wall St. BastardsSagaciousHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659346512371488571.post-30559952312825802552008-10-15T16:57:00.000-07:002008-10-15T16:57:00.000-07:00Yeah, that's a load of shit. I know my habits star...Yeah, that's a load of shit. I know my habits starting changing before the market tanked because of a drop-off in business. It hasn't rebounded much. Instead of hosting big dinners, the pharmaceuticals are now hosting big lunches... a loss of about $780 - $1600 a week in revenue. <BR/><BR/>Yep. Don't need to tell me things are bad.Traci Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310878923054327141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659346512371488571.post-60915066917279917842008-10-15T11:03:00.000-07:002008-10-15T11:03:00.000-07:00Your right about it all, our utilities the first o...Your right about it all, our utilities the first of the month here in Colorado Springs will be going up 23% [gas, electric and water]. Might as well move out to one of the ghost towns burn wood, use a coal oil lamp and use a bucket for water.rainywalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13445164335609548931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659346512371488571.post-3419258317134081262008-10-15T09:00:00.000-07:002008-10-15T09:00:00.000-07:00I have new patterns also. I won't even start the ...I have new patterns also. I won't even start the car unless it is to accomplish more than one task. Getting the kids to turn lights off is a real chore, but major cutbacks are needed in this house. My lowly little pension does not go far at all.themomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372778365091908638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659346512371488571.post-41684150536210724272008-10-15T08:53:00.000-07:002008-10-15T08:53:00.000-07:00I agree that there's no frickin way that retail sp...I agree that there's no frickin way that retail spending only dropped 1.2%. I wonder what fuzzy math was employed to arrive at that understatement. Perhaps retailers padding the numbers so stock value doesn't nosedive?<BR/><BR/>One thing is for sure... more Americans seem engaged in the entire political process and economic concerns. Too bad that's only important <I>after</I> the government and corporations are ignored long enough to wreck the economy for the rest of us.<BR/><BR/>= = = = = = <BR/><B>Give to classroom projects in high-poverty schools via DonorsChoose 2008: </B><A HREF="http://fackintruth.typepad.com/blog/2008/10/join-fackin-truth-in-giving-to-high-poverty-public-schools.html" REL="nofollow">Friends of Fackin Truth Blog</A> (Participating via the AfroSpear with Black Bloggers for Education).Hawa Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17191367234186509296noreply@blogger.com