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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>ETBlogs Soapbox - Latest Comments in Once again, it&amp;#8217;s the economy</title><link>http://etblogs-soapbox.disqus.com/</link><description></description><atom:link href="https://etblogs-soapbox.disqus.com/once_again_it8217s_the_economy/latest.rss" rel="self"></atom:link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:58:10 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: Once again, it&amp;#8217;s the economy</title><link>http://blogs.eagletribune.com/soapbox/2008/01/21/once-again-its-the-economy/#comment-5609706</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Just dont spend the money on anything made overseas.  Dont buy fuel with it.  I would either pay down debt Put money in an ira or money market or Buy some gold with it.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Uncle Bunky</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:58:10 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Once again, it&amp;#8217;s the economy</title><link>http://blogs.eagletribune.com/soapbox/2008/01/21/once-again-its-the-economy/#comment-5609705</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aren't most of us bilge rat? LOL&lt;br&gt;Seriously, I just moved back after nine years in Costa Rica much of each year.&lt;br&gt;I do some freelance writing, tend bar or sling high end hash when I need to, I did that most most summers for nine years after I left social work and just dumped the money into my modest little property in CR.&lt;br&gt;I came back this winter due to some family reasons and, as I look around, I don't know how people are making it.&lt;br&gt;For convenience, I leased a place in Nbpt for six months.&lt;br&gt;Every day  when i walk downtown, and I grew up around here when Nbpt was a pit, I'm astounded at the number of Mercedes, Bimmers, and 30 thousand dollar plus SUV's all over the place.&lt;br&gt;Are all those people that rich?  Or are many leveraged to the max and in way over their heads.&lt;br&gt;I'm beginning to seriously think it's the latter rather than the former.&lt;br&gt;It's nuts. We Americans, regardless of our political persuasions, are consumer junkies!&lt;br&gt;It really blows my mind.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">macsurf</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:21:35 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Once again, it&amp;#8217;s the economy</title><link>http://blogs.eagletribune.com/soapbox/2008/01/21/once-again-its-the-economy/#comment-5609704</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Good economy, bad economy, I'm still broke!&lt;br&gt;:-)&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">bilge rat</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:24:43 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>