Apparently people in the Southeast have a lower level of confidence in the economy than the rest of the country, and we here in North Carolina have the lowest confidence in the Southeast. According to this article 70% of us have less confidence in our job security than six months ago and 35% of us feel it's likely we'll lose our jobs in the next six months. News like this won't help.
I have a bold prediction: ABC stores are going to do record business this year.
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An over simplification, I’m sure, but I have to think that one of the reasons we are so much less confident than we were six months ago relative to other regions is because we were so much more confident than so many other populaces. NC was quite full of itself, justifiably so. A “bulletproof” mentality pervaded. Sadly, our kevlar vests are failing as well.