It's EK, (ekonomy), not EEKonomy, or is it?

I'm sorry to hear about the layoffs at your job. The economy is going down and this time it's not only the working class. My 3 man shop is starting to see a slow down, a lot more than we anticipated for the "holidays". When the removals out do the installs 3 to 1, something's got to give. I'm short time, but I'm also the IT guy, so maybe that's a plus. I'd go part-time to keep a job right now....forget the bene's.

I don't know if I get a certain satisfaction out of seeing banker, broker, management, or any other upper class "suits" get the ax, but I must say learning to live below their means for them is a valuable lesson to be learned. Life in the fast lane can't last forever. I get weary of the class attitude with the private schools for Muffy and Jonathon, the payments on the Hummer, the condo share in Cabo, and the McMansion in the burb's. These people benefited most from the loose credit, so when the dam burst, they're the ones first hit. The "expert" economists have been preaching the trickle down theory for 30 years. Guess what? Ooops! Now they know what else trickles down.

Forget the "bubble", it's a busted dam. All over the world. Those that know how to survive will, those that don't won't. I can always rob banks. But which banks have the cash? Like the Depression era, you could walk into a bank now and they might be folding. Everybody's pointing their one finger at the other guy while the other guy has his hand out. Working class has to bail them out. Ain't gonna happen. We need a revolt. Maybe the election started something, 'cause that young lion has got one hell of a hard road ahead. He might be wishing he was back teaching before this is through! Who would want that job?

Adapt, adopt, overcome . Hey, at least we have motorbikes to relieve the stress! I'm going for a long ride Sunday. We need to hide and watch.