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Nickname: world traveler
Review: America has major problems. A lot more people other than Al Queda want to see America fall. The sliding dollar is making many countries happy. While your government is out saving the world, your economy is tumbling and other entities (China, Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, etc) are joining forces economically to help push the walls down. America's years of complacency as an economic superpower have made the people weak in the face of adversity. Nobody wants to spend because they're scared. They need to keep that 16 mi/gal monster SUV cruising the city. I'm afraid you don't have a clue about high fuel prices. (Look at the UK). Get used to it. They won't be coming down any time soon. America's oil has peaked, your demand grows, but your supply stays the same. You import more than you produce. Other counties want more too. Someone has to lose out and America is not on many country's love list. So get used to it. Buy a smaller car. I like America, but get it together.
Date reviewed: May 18, 2006 10:09 PM
Nickname: shop
Review: With falling home sales, higher interest rates, 15 so far, lower paying jobs, unemployment high unless you want a crummy, low end job, $30,000 national debt per person, not including the 20 million immigrants, $12,000 average cc debt per family, bankrupt pensions, 29% presidental approval rating, why would anyone never mind fat, lazy Americans continuing to shop? Almost all purchases are credit card debt. With the new bankruptcy law Americans are tapped out. Who will shop? The 20 million illegals who pay no taxes, have no ss#, get paid in cash, and wire their money back to Mexico? This is the falling of the middle class. Now let's legalize 20 million non citizens and give them credit cards to prop up quarterly retail earnings. This is how America works. The future? Higher interest rates, lower stock prices, fewer home sales, more debt per person, fewer new American car sales, lower quarterly earnings, and no action by Congress.
Date reviewed: May 17, 2006 7:02 PM
Nickname: Om
Review: Can't consumers shop online more? This would save them the cost of fuel and retailers could organize drop and delivery in a much more planned manner for these customers.
Date reviewed: May 17, 2006 10:09 AM
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