The Recession is Over! The Recession is Over!
I know the Gub'ment said it was over in June of 2009...but, we all know the government is absolutely incapable of ever telling the truth.
I, however, have proof.
While holiday shopping along one of Madison's funky cool neighborhood streets yesterday afternoon, what to my wonderous eyes did appear...but shopkeepers promptly closing their doors at 5pm.
When the vast majority of working consumers are not physically able to shop from 9 to 5, that stores would close before these same consumers, desperate to spend money on their loved ones, were able to offload all that disposable income? Clear evidence, my friends, that these businesses do not need the infusion of cash so willingly being proffered by the masses.
Thus, the Recession must be over.
Or, these shopkeepers are sensationally stoopid.
As I love this neighborhood, I'm going with the Recession is over.
Too many downtown shop owners close at 5 and complain about the lack of business. It's fascinating to see them close at the same time that crowds begin to appear for the restaurants surrounding them! The recession is not over for them!
Posted by: Mike Stershic | December 16, 2013 at 10:19