From Horrid To Merely Dismal: Feeling Better About The New Reality
From Testosterone Pit
November 27, 2012 - 9:06pm
The inexplicable American consumer, the strongest creature out there that no one has been able to subdue yet, has come to grips with a new reality, euphemistically called “New Normal,” though it isn’t normal by any means, but dismal. Feeling more upbeat, they nudged up the Consumer Confidence Index to a level not seen since February 2008—a level that caused people to tear their hair out at the time.
November 27, 2012 - 9:06pm
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