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lunatica

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1. Well life is bringing it all to a halt now
Tue Feb 14, 2012, 09:00 AM
Feb 2012

There are many, many of us who used to have credit and went through all that instant gratification phase. More and more people are falling below some invisible economic line and we're learning how to deal with much less. It's a whole new set of life lessons.

Karmic adjustments. The Piper is knocking at our door and he wants to get paid.

Well life is bringing it all to a halt now lunatica Feb 2012 #1
I got to have it now... Historic NY Feb 2012 #2
Sorry--- trumad Feb 2012 #3
+1. nt SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #17
A lot of it had to do with falling wages, forced low interest rates, and the financialization mmonk Feb 2012 #4
A different description zipplewrath Feb 2012 #5
Good addition to what I was thinking... WCGreen Feb 2012 #6
Agreed. Myrina Feb 2012 #7
I, quite often, find myself shaking my head though maybe I am old school. Bonhomme Richard Feb 2012 #8
I agree (and a personal whine) laundry_queen Feb 2012 #26
Thanks for sharing. We didn't do anything for us while the kids were still at home. Bonhomme Richard Feb 2012 #30
It's a mystery to me. pamela Feb 2012 #9
I think that extends to corporations making decisions, too. MineralMan Feb 2012 #10
That is directly attributable to the decision makers taking stock options instead of WCGreen Feb 2012 #11
Those factors are certainly part of it, for sure. MineralMan Feb 2012 #12
Thanks for sharing Newest Reality Feb 2012 #13
The US workers' standard of living has been HALVED in 40 years. Romulox Feb 2012 #14
I solved my need for instant gratification by learning to garden and grow my own veggies... Javaman Feb 2012 #15
This is, at least in part, due to the force feeding of corporate propaganda to the population 24/7, MadHound Feb 2012 #16
Agreed 100% laundry_queen Feb 2012 #27
The problem in this country is capitalism TBF Feb 2012 #18
great post! and one Bluerthanblue Feb 2012 #19
Hmm. Doesn't seem true. Trillo Feb 2012 #20
Excuse me, but that isn't "labor", MadHound Feb 2012 #21
Some people falsely believe that work isn't work, partcularly when the state compulses the work. Trillo Feb 2012 #23
Getting an education does require work on your part, MadHound Feb 2012 #24
We agree that school is work. Trillo Feb 2012 #31
I disagree. grantcart Feb 2012 #22
I sat in the airport waiting to pick up my husband from his flight last fall, and TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #25
Same here... WCGreen Feb 2012 #28
I think were so far out we may never make it back raouldukelives Feb 2012 #29
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