The Economy Is Great. Why Are Americans in Such a Rotten Mood?

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12. I rarely go shopping much any more except for groceries and drug items.

But this past weekend I had to go shopping for birthday gifts and went to stores I don't ordinarily frequent except I did stop in Target for a couple items. The line in Target was all the way back from the registers to the middle of the store. I walked by and people had loads of stuff in their carts and arms. Went to Home Goods and it was the same. It was almost like Black Friday usually is. I was really quite shocked. I wanted to yell out, "I thought the economy was bad?" There didn't seem to be anybody worried about their pocketbooks.

I attribute it more to the fact that there are plenty of jobs out there and anyone that wants one can have one. If you have a job and you're comfortable with knowing you can keep it, then that gives you more confidence in purchasing.