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I've never gone out on "Black Friday" before. I'm not a big crowd, uber-shopper type so I usually just stay home, but sleep being over-rated and with curiosity about the economic situation in mind, I ventured out in the early darkness of the morning on Friday. I was Quite amazed to be honest. The roads were rush hour level, the parking lots at the local mall, Wal-Mart, Meijer, Office Depot, to name a few were packed with cars. I went into Wal-mart in spite of liberal hatred of the place, and saw some good deals and tons of people in line. I didn't buy anything, this was a research trip, but I was tempted by a big flat screen TV which I don't want or need. It was less than half the normal price at $1400.00. I went into Sears as well, same story.
The local paper has an article about how spending is up this year by 3%. It also has an article about how the decline in spending this year because of the recession will be the cause of many store closings. So, which shall I believe? My own eyes I think.
Last night my wife and I went to the movies with another fine conservative couple and guess what? Yep. The parking lot was full. The movie theater was packed. There wasn't room anywhere in the theater for four people to sit next to each other except way down in the front three rows. Dinner after the movie was not as crowded, but it was busy. People are not sitting at home gnashing their teeth as the media would have everyone believe. People are out spending money. Is Central Indiana an anomaly? Please, if anyone is reading this, comment about your neck of the woods, I really want to know if others are seeing what I am!
All of this leaves me scratching my head wondering how big of a line we are being fed by the media about the economy. Are we being deceived on purpose about the state of our economy for the purpose of a governmental power grab via BAILOUT after BAILOUT after BAILOUT? What is going on and where does it end? At what point is a real conservative (come on Mike Pence, step up!) going to pound on the pulpit in congress and shout ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!! WE ARE A FREE COUNTRY WITH A CAPITALIST DRIVEN ECONOMY!!! STOP WITH THE SOCIALISM ALREADY!!!