Same movie, different theaters, varying perspectives… the economy, photo art sales….and many other things.
I hope you can do what brings you joy and you do have to eat!
Happy New Year, with Peace, Joy, and Health to All,
John
From: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com [mailto:artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mikeewanus@aol.com
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 6:37 PM
To: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [artshow_photo] Re: Taking off / economy
Hello,
I am lucky enough to have a job.It has been about four years since my
last raise. All employees at the hospital in which I work took a 5 percent
wage cut, and I took other pay hits. Rent keeps going up, and so do food
prices. Unemployment here in Florida is around 15%. I'm told that people who
have graduated x-ray tech and nuclear-med tech programs have been searching
for jobs for two years.
I do not share your optimism.
Mike Ewanus
P.S.- According to business reports I have heard on NPR, home loans are
currently very difficult to get.
In a message dated 1/3/2011 9:55:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
grinder12000@yahoo.com <mailto:grinder12000%40yahoo.com> writes:
David said something in the Taking Off 2011 thread that sort of tweaked my
brain cells a tad.
He said "Considering the state of the economy" he did well last year.
I'll be honest, I have not been following the thread that actively but I
feel the economy can no longer be an excuse for anything. The economy is
doing very well!
The only people who believe the economy is doing poorly is the media who
need to sell their news and unemployed people. Yes - there are many
unemployed people (but not more then expected) but they are actually not the ones
that buy art in the first place.
This whole bad economy thing is fear driven and as long as people keep
getting told the economy is bad they will believe it.
The people that buy Art have been making double digit gains for two years
in the market and have jobs!
Last year was my first year "being out there" and from all the people I
talked to 100% said this year (last year) was much much better then the year
before (but not as good as the late 90s I guess).
Sorry - but I am pretty involved with watching the economy and we are
about to enter year 3 of a pretty good bull run and I expect this is going to
be a great year.
Rod
www.melottephotoimager.com
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