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"Stormin Mormon" wrote:

That's the trend I'm also sensing. People are nervous about
the US economy, and so they are being even more frugal than
before.


Considering that for the last few years, the US has had a NEGATIVE
savings rate, "more frugal" isn't all that hard.

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