Yeah it is painful, but Americans seem to learn how to change their habits through pain.
Like politics. When lots of Americans are jobless, party politics, AND affiliation starts to matter a lot, lot less.
BTW, the Populism movement started thanks to massive joblessness and destitution. Things aren't bad right now... they're just mere "annoyances."
Bad isn't when you've spent your paycheck and there are still 2 more days left at the end of the month. Bad is when your paycheck is spent before you even get it and there's no money for weeks.
Really bad is when you're not getting a paycheck at all. Worse is when the government can't give you anything for your unemployment insurance you were paying for.
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Originally Posted by JillyS
Don't forget abot our plasma televisions too! And our gigantic SUVS! Doesn't anyone want them?
Seriously though, talking about changing habits is all well and good, but is not the reality (particularly in the short term) for many people who have to drive in order to keep the job that pays the mortgage and feeds their families. Many families' budgets are so tight that the the increasing cost of gas is cutting into their budgets for necessities, like food (the cost of which is also rising). That's not a good thing.
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