It's all about having the proper JOB PROSPECTS... and only caring about "me-me-me" (that might help.)

Headlines DON'T LIE - I guess...

These are the headlines from the New York Post - but you can just as well pick up a copy or check out any other "big paper" there is: the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the L.A. Times... You can also check out news headlines on Boston.com, CNN.com and anywhere you can think of - THEY WILL BE JUST AS GLOOMY NO MATTER WHERE YOU TURN...!

TOP STORIES
Job Losses and Surge in Oil Spread Gloom on Economy

By PETER S. GOODMAN

Hopes that the U.S. might skirt a recession sank in the face of indications that the economy is gripped by a slowdown and pressured by record fuel prices.

In Turnabout, Antitrust Unit Looks at Intel By STEPHEN LABATON

The Federal Trade Commission’s decision to look into accusations about Intel’s pricing reversed a previous stance that had blocked the inquiry for many months.

Conventions Rake In Soft Money That Candidates Forgo

By LESLIE WAYNE

Fund-raising for national party conventions could test the commitment of Barack Obama and John McCain to erase the influence of big money.

• NYTimes.com Homepage

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"As long as people are going to be in debt, there’s going to be a need for collectors."

- BRENDA DAVIS, who lost her job in the Sallie Mae collections department, on her prospects for a new job.

That says pretty much it ALL, folks:

it is EVERYONE FOR HIMSELF, FROM THIS POINT ON...

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