I lived in AZ in the 90s. Clueless? That would be you.Quote from Anaconda:
You don't even live in the US. Your experience of USA is obviously from tourist areas. Let me guess, Disneyland & Disneyworld.
You're clueless, thanks for confirming that. Low cost of living & very high standard of living? LOL! Not for the average folks.
Quote from Misthos:
Yes, you can catch them - but are you willing to eat a three-headed blue?
I do note comments about boomer's retirement and leaving the work force as somewhat longer term mitigating.
LOL... Hey, I actually fish the Jersey Coast. In case of a depression, I can still catch food right off my dock. Clams, crabs, weakfish, blues, stripers....
I sweat hurricanes and N'oreasters more than I do recessions.
Quote from Anaconda:
It's not the worst but far from the best and dropping fast, very fast. When the shit really hits the fan, it will be too late to realize the reality.
Step out of your bubble sometime, the real USA is nothing like the corny yuppie world you live in. Very funny to hear your comments on Baltimore, it's amazing how you can live there and be completely clueless about what most of the city is like.

Quote from Misthos:
LOL... Hey, I actually fish the Jersey Coast. In case of a depression, I can still catch food right off my dock. Clams, crabs, weakfish, blues, stripers....
I sweat hurricanes and N'oreasters more than I do recessions.
Quote from Dr. Zhivodka:
We do sandbass, calico, big bass, blue cat and halibuts and Blue Fin and Yellow Fin and lot's of Dorado (which you freaks call Dolphin Fish)![]()
Quote from ByLoSellHi:
One other thing - dozens of replies in this thread, most constructive, a few immaterial or childish.
But as of yet, no one has specifically responded to the core issue of the relevance of a 19%, throng of 30 million unemployed in this country.
Does anyone have reason to contest this figure?
It is approaching the rough estimate of 25% UE during the Great Depression.
Does anyone think it doesn't go higher from here? Significantly higher?