MJ DeMarco
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Perception, perception, perception...
Depression in the 1930's
-- Long lines for food at soup kitchens
-- 1 job for 100 people - no jobs.
-- Living on the streets in cardboard boxes
-- Digging in garbage cans for food
-- Food stores are empty
Depression in 2009
-- You have to cancel your DirectTV subscription
-- You sell your SUV for a Honda
-- You downsize your 3,200 square foot house to 2,400
-- You reset your thermostat to 81 instead of 75 degrees
-- You refuse a job at McDonalds, Taco Bell, and Jack-n-the-Box as it is "below you"
-- Your daily Starbucks is cut to a weekly Starbucks
-- Instead of choosing from 50 different brands of cereal, you now only have 20.
-- You put your 56" Plasma TV on Craigslist to free up some cash - heck, you've gotta pay for your cell phone service.
So if people believe we are in a depression, what is a "real depression" as described in the 1930's? An implosion?
Depression in the 1930's
-- Long lines for food at soup kitchens
-- 1 job for 100 people - no jobs.
-- Living on the streets in cardboard boxes
-- Digging in garbage cans for food
-- Food stores are empty
Depression in 2009
-- You have to cancel your DirectTV subscription
-- You sell your SUV for a Honda
-- You downsize your 3,200 square foot house to 2,400
-- You reset your thermostat to 81 instead of 75 degrees
-- You refuse a job at McDonalds, Taco Bell, and Jack-n-the-Box as it is "below you"
-- Your daily Starbucks is cut to a weekly Starbucks
-- Instead of choosing from 50 different brands of cereal, you now only have 20.
-- You put your 56" Plasma TV on Craigslist to free up some cash - heck, you've gotta pay for your cell phone service.
So if people believe we are in a depression, what is a "real depression" as described in the 1930's? An implosion?
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