100% in agreement here.Problem is our way of life is affected greatly by the giants, who are all around us. There is no such thing as a national economy, only a global economy.If the global economy is failing, so will ours.No way around it We have been seeing the results for the last 3 years.We are not in a recession anymore, but the economy still falters. The fear of a global economic failure cause people to spend far less than normal, and what they do spend on is calculated to the cent.Strick necessity.
The only thing people are spending on, is big ticket items like cars and homes. Clothing, electronics, household appliances etc, are all suffering.Your grocery bill has increased 15% in the last 6 months, and look at gas prices. The pump price should be far less than it is.
Like second hand smoke, the affects of others economies will bring our economy down with it.Its inevitable.