GOOD Sheet: Our Present Economy
- Posted by: GOOD
- on November 20, 2008 at 6:27 pm
The winter holidays: a time to join with family and friends, give thanks, celebrate, and get out the plastic and cash. We are a nation of consumers and we consume the most in November and December—in those two months, the retail profits come rolling in. Fueled by cards, presents, and food, the holidays form their own annual economic boom.
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This exploration of the economy is a collaboration between GOOD and Kiss Me I’m Polish. GOOD Sheet no. 011 is available in print in Starbucks from November 20-26.
DISCUSSION: 2 Comments
Will this years Christmas shopping season help or hurt the current financial woes of America? Will corporations use a “down” shopping year to ask our government for another couple hundred billion dollars, or could higher employment during the holidays increase sales and do its part to help out the overall economy?
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