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Some of us just don't buy shit we don't need! leftofcool Mar 2015 #1
Some of us can't afford to buy shit we DO need. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #16
Your doctor is basically full of horse shit to blame Obamacare, the ACA, if SheilaT Mar 2015 #33
I guarantee you that the ACA has negatively impacted my wife's income taught_me_patience Mar 2015 #55
...^ that 840high Mar 2015 #36
Please provide proof your grocery budget has increased 50% taught_me_patience Mar 2015 #54
Here is one example: dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #62
Well I can certainly attest to the cost of ground beef inanna Mar 2015 #65
No pay raise for me in four years. Drahthaardogs Mar 2015 #58
A lot of the "job boom" jobs are low-paying. Plus rents are up. djean111 Mar 2015 #2
This! inanna Mar 2015 #39
One factor: the rising cost of healthcare is sucking every dime out of the economy GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #3
You are right CountAllVotes Mar 2015 #7
oh, my! I'm on Medicare, and the three prescriptions I have SheilaT Mar 2015 #34
I too am on Medicare CountAllVotes Mar 2015 #42
You might need to revisit what supplemental plans are available to you. SheilaT Mar 2015 #44
I have no choice CountAllVotes Mar 2015 #45
You're on Medicare and your union tells you what supplemental or Advantage plan you can have? SheilaT Mar 2015 #46
Yes they do CountAllVotes Mar 2015 #47
Then look into the Advantage and supplemental plans for your part of the world if you are over 65. SheilaT Mar 2015 #48
I am not over 65 CountAllVotes Mar 2015 #59
Why are your office visits no co-pay? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #63
I believe it's because of the ACA, which requires various routine office visits be free. SheilaT Mar 2015 #64
Two of my monthly medicines went up over $100 all of a sudden. tblue37 Mar 2015 #53
And student loans nt riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #12
But the ACA is the greatest law ever passed in history! Doctor_J Mar 2015 #26
It has slowed the rate of increase.... daleanime Mar 2015 #28
Personally PowerToThePeople Mar 2015 #50
That is great for you, but someone is paying for those astronomical profits Doctor_J Mar 2015 #56
I agree with you 100%. PowerToThePeople Mar 2015 #57
Complaining about consumer spending...in a BOOMING job market? Thanks, Obama. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #4
Occupy agrees, they put this on Twitter: dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #67
My own personal saga may help shed light on this paradox. After a prolonged bout KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #5
That's my story, too. I'm spending alright, Saphire Mar 2015 #8
I'm making ends meet with only one job (at the 30% pay cut), but only barely. If I want to have fun, KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #20
This is exactly what is happening everywhere... sendero Mar 2015 #11
+1,000 CountAllVotes Mar 2015 #14
I read somewhere quite awhile ago that 95% of the gains from this so-called KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #18
They are "completely useless"... sendero Mar 2015 #21
True. 840high Mar 2015 #37
Same here Scootaloo Mar 2015 #51
maybe people are finally realizing that they can... lame54 Mar 2015 #6
or they are realizing they have to fund their own retirement Skittles Mar 2015 #32
Even with a job the money all goes to bills madokie Mar 2015 #9
booming my foot. the bloomberg crowd is suffering from economic disconnect ND-Dem Mar 2015 #10
Disposable income aspirant Mar 2015 #13
I kinda blame GWBush on that one. Xyzse Mar 2015 #15
There's another word for "consumer". Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #17
Simple, they want the rewards..... daleanime Mar 2015 #30
Yep. GummyBearz Mar 2015 #38
Can't spend what you don't have. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #19
''I’m thus mystified by the uniform tone of boosterism in the media...'' DeSwiss Mar 2015 #22
Thank you.. sendero Mar 2015 #61
Desperate doesn't denote booming as enough to prop up demand. mmonk Mar 2015 #23
"Booming?" davidn3600 Mar 2015 #24
The market is booming with part time low wage no benefit jobs Doctor_J Mar 2015 #25
First, the weather, second, no 'minimum wage,' elleng Mar 2015 #27
You would think that all of those brilliant minds Tsiyu Mar 2015 #29
Some of it is likely a sense of insecurity HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #31
While I'm outside the job market, having retired almost a year ago, SheilaT Mar 2015 #35
You make a very good point about advertising. F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #40
Your reply reminds me that movies and TV shows themselves SheilaT Mar 2015 #41
Luckily you have control of what internet sites you retrieve PowerToThePeople Mar 2015 #49
The more often I live without tv, the more irritating it feels when I see one blaring away. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #66
Same here. I sometimes dislike SheilaT Mar 2015 #68
Goes to show you that tv will be obsolete soon dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #69
No. TV will not be obsolete, not any time soon. SheilaT Mar 2015 #70
Oh sure gas is 2 dollars, but a gallon of milk is 6. Rex Mar 2015 #43
Because more money goes to necessities abelenkpe Mar 2015 #52
It has more to do with the labor participation IMO. Savannahmann Mar 2015 #60
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