News Flash

News Flash: The recession is real.

I figured out the scary truth for myself, first hand while supermarketting at Pathmark where I spent $230. I know, I know. Crazy huh? Well lets think for a moment shall we? Of course I'm going to be spending over $200 in groceries when even poor food is too expensive. By poor food I mean dinner in a can... i.e. Spam, Corned Beef, tuna, things like that. A can of those things that you whip together to get some protein, b/c u can't afford chicken or beef was a whopping $4 a can. I kid you not, last year the shit was $1.25. That my friends is a big deal.

I finally get how serious this thing is. I was on the verge of having a myocardial infarct (heart attack). Then I thought about it. The prices of necessities keep rising, pay is not increasing, companies are laying people off left right and center. Last i heard we had reached a total of nearly 600,000 jobs lost... and counting. These aren't just college kids like myself who are hungry hungry hippos. These are heads of households with mouths to feed, mortgages to pay, insurance premiums, gas, utility bills etc. This is disheartening to say the least.

All because some people couldn't manage money well. Now we have this huge problem that we want the Obama to fix. Good luck Mr. President. Please fix these problems, because I can't afford poor food and I'm not ready for airpie and nothing chop sandwiches.