Editorial: A read on the economy
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, December 28, 2011
While economists have many complicated measuring sticks to gauge the state of the nation, a Salisbury Post reader called in to offer her own guideline ó and itís worth passing along.
Her observation: You know the economy is struggling when foreclosure notices take up a lot more newspaper space than help-wanted ads.
You donít have to be an economist to understand the depth of distress contained in that simple calculation.
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