ORIGINAL: RoswellGrey
I gotta agree with the idea that the "recession" has been blown way out of proportion. I've lived through numerous recessions, and this just doesn't feel like a recession. In San Antonio, at least, stores are always packed. You don't see more people than usual lined up a free-food places. Tourists keep flocking here. Maybe it's just this city (which admittedly doesn't have a large manufacturing sector and always is one of America's poorest cities), but things here right now don't seem anywhere near as bad as, say, after 9-11.
I to have to agree regarding the recession, if you repeat something enough times...people will believe it and as a result it becomes a reality. I still see a lot of building going on, so someone has money and in turn is making money. And the malls are still busy with people spending money….I also see a lot of new cars driving around with newly issued temp licenses...but if you get all your news from ABC/NBC/CBS news stations it sounds like the sky is falling. Not the best of times, but not the worst by a long shot...