tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post1168636623300426045..comments2024-03-14T11:50:14.761-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: The Worst Since the Great Depression How?Darwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-76104129531606349342008-10-27T01:34:00.000-04:002008-10-27T01:34:00.000-04:00I think people are saying "worst since" not "as ba...I think people are saying "worst since" not "as bad as." <BR/><BR/>ToddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-55574115987324395192008-10-24T12:22:00.000-04:002008-10-24T12:22:00.000-04:00perhaps i'm off base, but i would wager that most ...perhaps i'm off base, but i would wager that most people in the blogosphere have at least bachelor's degrees if not advanced degrees. so while things may be going well for those of us who are well educated and have marketable job skills, my guess is that it isn't the same for those with only high school diplomas and less marketable skills (that don't have time for blogging because they are working two jobs that don't pay a living wage, and can barely afford to pay for groceries, let alone internet). that the economy is more troubling for the have nots than the haves, but that's usually the case. <BR/><BR/>i think sometimes people in the blogosphere (this comment is not aimed at you, just a general feeling i get from blog hopping) assume that because things are going relatively well for us that they are going relatively well for everyone, and i think the blogosphere lends itself to attracting a fairly narrow segment of society. <BR/><BR/>i suppose your historical perspective is right on target, and definitely hope that your prognosis is correct. i am by no means an expert on history or the economy, so forgive any ignorance i may be showing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-10634632325972056742008-10-24T10:36:00.000-04:002008-10-24T10:36:00.000-04:00After eating brunch at a nice restaurant downtown,...After eating brunch at a nice restaurant downtown, I decided to check your blog on my new iPhone. And I must say, are you blind? How can you not see that this is as bad as the Depression? Seriously!<BR/><BR/>[end sarcasm]<BR/><BR/>Yes, seriously. We are either a nation of overreactors or idiots, or both. We complain about the economy, but we still buy iphones, eat at posh restaurants, drive our cars and take cabs rather than walking and public transit, etc. I'm not rich, but I'm not dirt poor either. I know things could be better, but we're still doing quite well, and from where I'm sitting, so are a lot of people complaining about the current situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-32078475618835558922008-10-22T22:49:00.000-04:002008-10-22T22:49:00.000-04:00Jim Manzi did a post several weeks ago showing the...Jim Manzi did a post several weeks ago showing the growth in GDP per person over the last several hundred years. It helped to highlight the dramatic increase in wealth that has occurred over the last seventy to eighty years. I believe, US per capita GDP has increased five fold since then. <BR/><BR/>http://theamericanscene.com/2008/10/06/winningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-5584769689719483372008-10-22T20:32:00.000-04:002008-10-22T20:32:00.000-04:00In addition to lack of historical perspective, the...In addition to lack of historical perspective, there's also often a bit too much "if this goes on" thinking. One of my co-workers (who is forty) was bemoaning today that this might mean he'd never be able to retire. "How can you say that?" he demanded. "My 401k is down 30% this year."<BR/><BR/>Well, even now the Dow is up 3x from where it was fifteen years ago. For someone slated to retire 25 years from not -- it's not a big worry.<BR/><BR/>And I hear you, skeetor. I was watching (between shouting at the TV) Obama's convention speech and at one point he demanded, "Are you better off than eight years ago?" To which I responded: Yep. I make 4x what I made eight years ago.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-71180157414985416452008-10-22T20:21:00.000-04:002008-10-22T20:21:00.000-04:00in my close family there are 4 people (wife, siste...in my close family there are 4 people (wife, sister, mom, and myself) who have received a promotion and or raise int he past two months.... it doesn't feel like a recession at our house, let alone a depression.skeetorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02185800173053466721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-333377705570685462008-10-22T12:09:00.000-04:002008-10-22T12:09:00.000-04:00I agree, it really doesn't feel like a depression,...I agree, it really doesn't feel like a depression, at least not until you (or your spouse) is out of a job. Then it can feel really depressing. I am more concerned with how our government is handling this "crisis" rather than how our economy is handling it.Karie, the Regular Guy's Extraordinary Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488051857541040772noreply@blogger.com