Everyone Go Out And Spend Money - Now!!!

[wildangel]

From another post:

I've mentioned this before but I feel it's very important to talk about again and go into more detail. Right now, it's all the rage to have the Red Cross donation links and stuff up all over the place. This is important - I made a sizable donation myself. But to a large extent it's becoming a feel good measure. The victims will be taken care of, the city will be rebuilt - that has been seen too. But lots of people have been giving a hundred dollars to the Red Cross and taking a thousand out of the market, or calling off that trip, or not shopping at the mall anymore. Great, the Red Cross donation will make sure the people affected by the tragedy get aid - but if we all stop buying it wont matter, because they won't have jobs to go back to.

Right now over, 100,000 people have been laid off in New York as a result of the tragedy, and over 14,000 business are temporarily closed and many that are open are just hanging on. The situation is truly getting desperate and the national media hasn't really covered it yet. A lot of this is because people simply have gotten scared and have stopped buying.

Even with the tragedy flying is STILL safer then driving - by far. But a knee jerk reaction by people means that thousands of hardworking airline employees are going to be laid off. What is really going to hurt us badly is if people stop spending and we go into a recession. I consider it my duty as a citizen to not change my spending habits, my purchases and expenses for my office are keeping people employed. Everything from the people at the drywall factory to the people working at home depot. If people stop spending they will be put of a job, if they are out of a job maybe they can't buy whatever it is YOUR industry produces. No matter how modest your budget, your purchases keep people employed.

I really feel that it is important to move beyond all the feel good stuff - flags, blood donations and charities are all well and good - and very worth while. But the greatest impact you can make in my opinion is as a consumer. Don't go empty out your bank account of course - but if you truly want to see America get through this just don't change your spending habits.

PLEASE GO OUT AND SPEND TO KEEP OUR ECONOMY ALIVE, EVERYONE!!!

[echostar]

i just got a bagel and creamcheese...does that count?

[happykittn]

Mmmm, bagel and cream cheese... onion rings and salad over here.

[stacychase]

i plan to help the economy this weekend. i am going shopping for some new clothes, and i need to go to the grocery store and the dry cleaners....

i just want to do my part!

[jasonjollins]

Right now is an excellent time to buy stocks. If you have some extra cash and you want to help the economy and make yourself alot of money, go buy some stocks right now.

[sonicinfusion]

wildangel

i'll spend my dough on you

[wildangel]

I'm going to buy some stocks. Is anyone here a broker, or will I have to do it online?

There was an interesting comment made on TV last night to the effect that there are many so-called patriots who go out and buy the flag, and then sell their stocks. Those people don't salute the red white and blue - they salute the almighty green.

Thanks, sonicinfusion. I think. If you're a guy you might be outta luck, though. I'm helping to organize a little party tonight with all the femmes on my campus - a girls-who-look-like-girls-but-only-like-other-girls deal. Bi's are welcome, too. It's pretty exciting, because a lot of them will be coming out for the first time. We're going to go to a bar and then a club, I think. It should be a good time. I guess I'll save all those details for the sex board, though.