If Things Are So Bad, Who’s Buying All Those Flat Screen TVs?

According to Forbes.com, whining about the economy is one of our oldest pastimes.  In "The American Standard of Whining" reporter Virginia Postrel points out that things aren’t nearly as bad as some would have us believe.  More proof of the old saying, "Figures lie and liars figure."

As we discussed in an earlier post, "Hunting for Treasure", today’s consumer is shopping smarter for staple items and using the savings to buy higher end durable goods.