Is there anyone not concerned with the economy?

[4dmin]

Is there anyone not concerned with the economy?

We keep hearing about buyer confidence... well people are afraid to spend the little they have b/c of how shaking everything is. Spend your money today and get your pink slip tomorrow. Very interesting times we have right now. Did anyone else notice the new Hyundai's new program they'll let you return your car if you loose your job http://www.hyundaiusa.com/financing/...Assurance.aspx . Good marketing idea.

I know its pretty hard to find job let alone a good one right now. I just find it funny the people who rather go in debt than take a step backwards to pay your bills. Just my whats your take?

[blackboi50]

yea man i havent bought anything past like 400 dollars in about 6 months now!!!!

i havent even gone on trips like i used to....i used to be in miami at least twice a year and my home country St. Lucia like once every two years......havent gone anywhere in a year and a half now!!! .....1

[blacknightteg]

im concerned with it. but at the same time, i have hope. i mean i HOPE we will pull out of this rut. yeah it will take a while, but maybe we will. hopefully

[blackboi50]

im concerned with it. but at the same time, i have hope. i mean i HOPE we will pull out of this rut. yeah it will take a while, but maybe we will. hopefully

well i believe we always will.........we have in the past......i dunno how long it took with other recessions but im about tired of this one!!!.....1

[Sammich]

yea i'm highly concerned...waiting for this job at advance auto so i can get started there to live a little more comfortably and pay down this CC

i see a townhouse right now for $80 that would probably perfect...but i dont want to even try to get it because i'm scared i'm gona lose my job

[bigdare23]

It's not really hurting the way I am living right not, but it's killing my current job hurt. I'm trying to relocate to NC, but the job market in my field has greatly decrease over the past few months.

[Sammich]

It's not really hurting the way I am living right not, but it's killing my current job hurt. I'm trying to relocate to NC, but the job market in my field has greatly decrease over the past few months.

I FORGOT WHAT FIELD OF ENGINEERING UR IN...REFRESH MY MEMORY..

[blacknightteg]

well i believe we always will.........we have in the past......i dunno how long it took with other recessions but im about tired of this one!!!.....1

the really sucky thing is that i really feel like its on us. if we the consumers dont get confident again, it never will. the government is trying everything they can, atleast it sems like to me, to try and get everything better again. to me, its on all of us. i mean if we dont spend, nothings going to happen. the government injecting money into the economy and business is only going to help so much. the businesses wont stay afloat after they spend money on operations and product if we dont buy anything. and i mean if we dont buy anything it makes the businesses loose money, which makes people loose jobs. which makes people not spend. i dunno, i think people are to scared to do anything.

[bigdare23]

Mechanical

[Sammich]

the really sucky thing is that i really feel like its on us. if we the consumers dont get confident again, it never will. the government is trying everything they can, atleast it sems like to me, to try and get everything better again. to me, its on all of us. i mean if we dont spend, nothings going to happen. the government injecting money into the economy and business is only going to help so much. the businesses wont stay afloat after they spend money on operations and product if we dont buy anything. and i mean if we dont buy anything it makes the businesses loose money, which makes people loose jobs. which makes people not spend. i dunno, i think people are to scared to do anything.

ITS NOT ALL ON US EITHER..THE BANKS ARE BEING STINGY W/ THEIR MONEY. THEY DONT WANT TO LOAN OUT MONEY AND THEY HAVE ALREADY HAD THEIR BAILOUT, PRIMARILY TO HELP US, BUT THEY STILL WOULDNT LEND THE MONEY. THEN ALL THE SCANDELS THAT BROKE OUT, AND ALSO THE JOB LAYOFFS..SO YEA. ITS ON US, BUT ALSO THE LENDERS

WAT PARTS OF MECHANICAL WERE U GOING INTO?

[AnthonyF]

i am actually not worried about it. In my industry people have to fix their cars or they have nothing at all. My business has been pretty steady and the body shop next door always sends us work.

-Ant.

[blacknightteg]

ITS NOT ALL ON US EITHER..THE BANKS ARE BEING STINGY W/ THEIR MONEY. THEY DONT WANT TO LOAN OUT MONEY AND THEY HAVE ALREADY HAD THEIR BAILOUT, PRIMARILY TO HELP US, BUT THEY STILL WOULDNT LEND THE MONEY. THEN ALL THE SCANDELS THAT BROKE OUT, AND ALSO THE JOB LAYOFFS..SO YEA. ITS ON US, BUT ALSO THE LENDERS

WAT PARTS OF MECHANICAL WERE U GOING INTO?

i know that but what im saying is that if they saw that we were going to start spending again. then they might start loaning again. if were not spending money on any product then why give us money from a loan that we wont probably pay that back either.

[Sammich]

*NINJA'D*YEA I FIGURED AUTO MECHANICS WILL STILL DO ALRIGHT..CUZ PEOPLE WONT BUY NEW CARS NOW..THEY ARE GONA SINK MONEY INTO FIXING OLD ONES

[Sammich]

i know that but what im saying is that if they saw that we were going to start spending again. then they might start loaning again. if were not spending money on any product then why give us money from a loan that we wont probably pay that back either.

I HEAR YA I FEEL WHERE U WERE COMING FROM

[AnthonyF]

*NINJA'D*YEA I FIGURED AUTO MECHANICS WILL STILL DO ALRIGHT..CUZ PEOPLE WONT BUY NEW CARS NOW..THEY ARE GONA SINK MONEY INTO FIXING OLD ONES

Exactly. Most people arent buying new cars b/c they cost more to repair and maintain than older cars. Typically, most older cars 90's get better gas mileage than these heavy automobiles around now.

Think how great they have made these new engines to make 25mpg with a 3500lb car. Think if they brought that car down to 2900 lbs and removed all the extra weight (seat warmers, seat adjusters, electronic tilt, 37 air bags, etc...

People have to fix cars, there's no ands, ifs, or buts about it.

-Ant.

[ksniperfox]

everythings fine on my front. hasnt effected me one bit.

my roommates got laid off/hours cut. i bought a new motorcycle and a s2000 and started modding it.

eh, it effected me one tiny bit. my cable bill went up $5. rofl.

[Sammich]

Exactly. Most people arent buying new cars b/c they cost more to repair and maintain than older cars. Typically, most older cars 90's get better gas mileage than these heavy automobiles around now.

Think how great they have made these new engines to make 25mpg with a 3500lb car. Think if they brought that car down to 2900 lbs and removed all the extra weight (seat warmers, seat adjusters, electronic tilt, 37 air bags, etc...

People have to fix cars, there's no ands, ifs, or buts about it.

-Ant.

YEA...I MEAN..MY FATHER IN LAW HAS SEEN A DIFFERENCE..HE'S NOT AS BUSY AS HE USED TO BE, BUT TO BE TRUTHFUL, I THINK IF HE WASNT SO PICKY ON JOBS HE'D HAVE MORE JOBS. BUT HE'S GOT EVERYTHING PAID OFF EXCEPT THE NEW IMPALA SS HE JUST GOT. SO HE'S FINE LOL. LIVING ON THE HIGH HOG W/ THOUSANDS SAVED CRYING POOR MOUTH

[Atlblkz06]

Eventually EVERYONE will be affected. Crime is rising and no one is really happy.

Since this is a consumer economy - we have to start spending again for the econ to improve, but it cant improve unless we spend. Of course we cant spend if we dont have jobs... you see the pattern.

[4dmin]

Gov doesn't seem to be doing enough... we need some type of stimulus bill, but limit the spending to what will actually jump start our economy (infrastructure upgrades = 40+% of unemployed construction workers can work)... spending money to research bird migrations isn't priority unless it is putting 10,000's to work.

I think what disturbs me the most the lack of help Washington is... right/left are still trying to figure out who is right instead of what is best for us. I think it is a trickle down effect. If they get their shit in order then the masses will follow suit. 1 Trillion dollars really isn't alot considering we have spent that basically on a war that hasn't brought us any return on the investment.

[Sammich]

1 Trillion dollars really isn't alot considering we have spent that basically on a war that hasn't brought us any return on the investment.

THATS WHAT I'M SAYING, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO WORRY ABOUT PUTTING THE COUNTRY INTO 'MORE DEBT' WHEN YALL ARE THE ONES THAT PUT US IN WAR, SPENT ALL THAT MONEY ON WEAPONS, BUT WHEN IT COMES TIME TO GET US BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK, YOU WANT TO STUDDER STEP. YOU WERENT STUDDER STEPPING WHEN YOU SENT JOHNNY OVERSEAS TO GET BLOWN UP.

[blacknightteg]

its always goin to be a stale mate when wishing the government would do something. they will barely ever do the right thing the first time.

[Sammich]

CUZ THEY HOES

[blacknightteg]

na there just greedy sons of bitches that are out to get money from teh lobbyists that are supporting their stay in congress. i think thats one thing that needs to happen is lobbying as far as big corporations needs to stop.

[Sammich]

YEA WHAT YOU SAID LOL. I'M JUST NOW FOLLOWING THE NEWS AND WHAT NOT MAN..SO I'M NOT THAT DEEP I AINT GONA LIE

[blacknightteg]

its the truth. the greed needs to be taken out of washington. fucking if we dont ever do anything about, this country WILL be run by corporations.

[Atlblkz06]

this country IS run by corporations.

Corrected.

[Sammich]

yea...greed is owning this country mucho. big corporations w/ their bonuses that most people dont even see in a year is ridiculous...

[SLOWR/T]

Im in flooring and believe it or not we have been doing pretty good. Considering the housing is in the shitter

[blacknightteg]

Corrected.

that is true. i think it the long run if this country doesnt end up turning around. its gunna take some SERIOUS change.

[Sammich]

i want to tell the govt



and eat they kids

[blacknightteg]

lol. i tell ya what needs to happen is tat there needs to be like a cap on how long a fuckin person can run in congress. a younger generation needs to start being in the government. i swear it seems like half the old farts in the congress barelly know wtf is going on.

[Sammich]

they dont cuz they arent affected. nobody around them is affected, so they dont care, just like all them ol bishes that drive..they dont care

[blacknightteg]

it just sucks that they are are helping destroy our country. we as a people will do what we have to do to get our country back on track. right now our way is to not spend as much as we used to. but to have bad examples as people like them (not saying every one of them) hurts the moral and our economy, in my opinion.

[ash7]

THATS WHAT I'M SAYING, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO WORRY ABOUT PUTTING THE COUNTRY INTO 'MORE DEBT' WHEN YALL ARE THE ONES THAT PUT US IN WAR, SPENT ALL THAT MONEY ON WEAPONS, BUT WHEN IT COMES TIME TO GET US BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK, YOU WANT TO STUDDER STEP. YOU WERENT STUDDER STEPPING WHEN YOU SENT JOHNNY OVERSEAS TO GET BLOWN UP.

once again, Sammich uses his keyboard with the broken caps lock key. I have an old one you can have (for free!) if you want man.

...how did i know this would have turned into yet another George Bush Haterade thread? lol

-jonathan

[AnthonyF]

ok...this is what I dont get....

You dont like Bush..fine...whatever who cares.

But you talk shit about our troops who WANT to go to war. If they didn't WANT to go they WOULDNT have signed up. I would have signed up too but I had other shit to tend to first. They knew the consequences and they were FINE with it.

-Ant.

[Got Milk?]

Economy is just fine.

[TIGERJC]

ok...this is what I dont get....

You dont like Bush..fine...whatever who cares.

But you talk shit about our troops who WANT to go to war. If they didn't WANT to go they WOULDNT have signed up. I would have signed up too but I had other shit to tend to first. They knew the consequences and they were FINE with it.

-Ant.

I don' think many wanted to actually go to war, but they did want to serve this country who so happens to need them to go to war.

[Vteckidd]

THATS WHAT I'M SAYING, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO WORRY ABOUT PUTTING THE COUNTRY INTO 'MORE DEBT' WHEN YALL ARE THE ONES THAT PUT US IN WAR, SPENT ALL THAT MONEY ON WEAPONS, BUT WHEN IT COMES TIME TO GET US BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK, YOU WANT TO STUDDER STEP. YOU WERENT STUDDER STEPPING WHEN YOU SENT JOHNNY OVERSEAS TO GET BLOWN UP.

LOL again, we will not see the benefits of the war for YEARS TO COME. How many times do i have to say that. ITs funny the people saying "we got nothing out of that war" are the same people saying "LETS GO TO AFGHANISTAN!!"

or

"we only went to iraq over oil"

What have we gotten for our money in Iraq? How bad you think its gonna be when all the gov contracting jobs that employ HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IF NOT MILLIONS go away cause the war is over and we are pulling out.

where you think people like Nyteryder are gonna go when they come back and we have 9% unemployment?

You guys act like the only people over there are wielding a gun.

Im worried about the economy cause there seems to be a more prominent "doomsday scenario" with this recession than any other. Im sick to death of Congress and our GOVT, both sides of the aisle, i see a massive civil uprising in our future. SOmething along the lines of 1776

[willum14pb]

there's blood on the streets. people are losing jobs. the economy's going to shit. and im not worried one bit. in fact im making more money than ever. gotta love it.

[willum14pb]

I don' think many wanted to actually go to war, but they did want to serve this country who so happens to need them to go to war.

If you signed up after 9/11 you knew you were going to war. Anyone who's in now and says different is just lying or a damn idiot.