Then there is also those high energy costs to heat the house…
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New neo-slogan “Don’t worry. Be happy”
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LoveMuffins (below) Ahh, but due to the litany of bad debt/credit, why would banks keep lending. Also, the subprime lenders have made their billions and are now going away.
Brian (below) Confidence ends where debt payments begin. Jus as with the housng market, the US is near it’s peak of debt. The air has to come out sooner or later. Thus it should occur this year.

B.Kevorkian (below) I think paying down debt will be the word for the day over the holidays.
Biggg (below) It does when the bulk of the stuff purchased comes from other countries. Are they going to drop their prices any lower than their cheap labor has already allowed them to?