The Growing Clout of the Nouveau Poor
Ever on the lookout for the bright side of hard times, I am tempted to delete "class inequality" from my worry list. Less than a year ago, it was the one of the biggest economic threats on the horizon, with even hard-line conservative pundits grousing that wealth was flowing uphill at an alarming rate, leaving the middle class stuck with stagnating incomes while the new super-rich ascended to the heavens in their personal jets. Then the whole top-heavy ... Full Story »
Posted by Doug Greer
I have been reading about the continuing problems of Ms. Penney. I too, unfortunately are having a problem of similar proportion. I own 25 Hawaiian Shirts. While I like to have them dry-cleaned, alas, that is no longer possible. My wife, poor thing, is having to wash them , and then, the unthinkable, put then in the dryer on low heat and hang them up. Obama, please , for the sake of my Hawaiian shirts starting to fade, do something fast to help us out of this unholy nightmare.