Bad Times Are Comin' Round Again

OK, a little music to set the mood. Enjoy, and fix yourself a big fuckin drink while you do:



Couldn't find the Post Title on UTube, so this is the Wacos doing a fine cover of an old Neil Young tune. Appropriate, I think...

Now let's look at this (courtesy Sadly, No!):



Sweet living fuck.

My business and industry has been slowly petering out for two years now. I think I started writing about a worsening economy in summer of 2007? The construction industry actually is a pretty good canary in the coal mine of our economy, and architects are at the front end of the process. Construction feeds a lot of STIMULUS into the economy in the form of orders for materials, equipment, and relatively well paying jobs. When it starts to slow down, I have seen that the rest of the economy follows.

I wouldn't claim it is causal, but the two are related to the same underlying structure, and construction serves as a much better indicator than the stock market...

But look at that. the dropoff is terrifying. It's not gonna turn around, it's not. I start to see why nothing is happening.

I think even Krugman is trying to soften the blow when he talks, because if the reality was apparent... well, the alcohol, drugs, and firearms industries would effin skyrocket. Not to mention the suicide rate.

Count yourself lucky if you're drawing a paycheck. Hunker down, friends and enemies, because it looks like the Republicans are going to prevent our government from helping out as much as they can.

If you're not a fuckin millionaire or a banker, you're on your fuckin own. Help your neighbors out if you can.

[EDIT] The next right winger, conservative, or just plain dumbass who stands in front of me and tells me that the economy is not that bad, that spending provides no stimulus and more tax cuts is what's needed gets kicked in the throat.

[EDIT EDIT] Yes I'm pissed. I had to lay people off, good people who I liked. If you never had to do that, shut the fuck up. It sucks. And I'm scrambling to find work. My brother is laid off. My other brother is working less. Fuck the Bankers. Fuck the Republicans. Fuck Congress.

[Edit cubed] I hope that was enough effin effin for effin AG. If not, I can eff a bit more. Eff it all anyway. I need to make another effin drink. more...