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I ran into a family friend that owns an independent flower shop. Both, she and her husband are hard core teapartiers ... or should I say, WERE hardcore teapartiers.
In the course of our conversation, she stated she is really concerned about the income inequity problem we face. Specifically, she stated that while all the economic matrices suggest the economy is improving, this improvement is not finding its way to the people, its all going to the very rich ... and "the very rich don't buy enough flowers, or anything else, to support the economy."
This blew me away because not two years ago (during the election), we got into a heated discussion about President Obama versus Romney and how their respective agendas would impact the economy. Her position was Romney's cut taxes and regulations approach would be the salvation of the US economy ... I, on the other hand, argued that the only thing that would save the economy is President Obama's "more stimulus/broader social safety net" approach, as it would put money in the hands of the working classes' hands.
Now ... 2 years, and decreasing sales, later, the florist is seeing the point.