With Wall Street soaring and unemployment low, America is enjoying its greatest prosperity since the mid-’80s. What do you think about the current economic boom?
“The boom has been really visible around here: Lately, a lot of people are coming in and ordering the nine-piece McNuggets instead of the six.”
Duane Trammell • Cashier
“If the economy is doing so well, then why, like so many hard-working Americans, can I still not afford a decent speedboat?”
Steve DesJardins • Pediatrician
“I think I’m going to have two extra babies this year!”
Becky Woodson • Homemaker
“I’m so rich I’m going to sit in my desert house, watch
Lou Steinhauer • Architect
“Congress should appropriate money for shades to shield people’s eyes from the potentially harmful effects of the nation’s unusually bright future.”
Ted O’Brien • Systems Analyst
“I don’t see how the economy has improved so much. I’m still living in a crude dirt hole, with nothing to eat but nuts and berries. Oh, wait. I’m a vole.”
Cynthia Poulson • Graphic Designer
