Coming home from work today, with more bad news lingering in the air, I wondered how the media can compare what is going on now to “The Great Depression.” If the unemployment rate never got higher than a certain percentage and we are coming nearer to that number — big deal! There are more of us now! Why are we looking at percentages instead of numbers?
The recession is coming to an end? Where – - – I don’t see the prices going down – - I don’t see more money in my paycheck — actually I see less people coming to work and more work being expected out of the few of us that are left. So are the people that we layed off on recess — Is that the recession? They are supposed to be finding new work so the recession is ending? Hmmm, I haven’t seen any new jobs created out there — have you? Actually I hear they are talking about extending unemployment benefits for another 13 weeks. Sounds like 13 more weeks of recess.
I still have a family to feed and no matter how tight I cut the corners at the end of the day I still owe more than I make. I still have more bills than income, I still can’t stop and buy that occasional ice cream cone, just because I feel like it — unless I don’t want to have milk this week. And that makes me depressed, and I know that I am not alone in that boat. Look around, there are a whole lot of percent of depressed people. So maybe this is the Great Depression – or the Greater Depression.
Don’t you think Great Depression is an oxymoron and should go right next to jumbo shrimp and pretty ugly?
