I'm not an economyist

[Dave's Not Here Man]

But how is it that the housing mkt just as one example, doing as well as they say and at the same time tens of millions are unemployed, and the ones that have returned to work are supposedly making less (not forgetting that those that have been an still are working, didn't get that 600 a week which turned out to be raises for a hell of a lot of people that were laid off*)?

If you go by the stores or the food places or the bars.... Packed.

Try to get your vehicle repaired. Down here it's a couple weeks wait in some instances because they are booked to the frikkin max.

Am I only seeing a point sample because of where I'm at... an aging southern city run and owned by conservatives?




*Yes I know I oversimplified that.

[minx]

I'm not sure, but to be honest I can't help think of the roaring 20s.

Those with money partied like there was no tomorrow and ignored everything else. Feels very much like that now.

And I am very anxious about the housing market - my house isn't paid off, but fortunately, we also refinanced when rates were dirt cheap too. Want to move to something more accessible (we're in a split level), but also don't want to get locked into a ginormous mortgage to do so.