The mom are talking about layoffs. Their hours have been cut. Wages frozen. They have been pinching pennies any way they can: cut back on the cable TV, take fewer car trips to save gas, storing up coupons.
Asked how things are going in the country, they use words like “depressing,” “scary,” “discouraging,” “confusing” and “sour.” They feel the economy is getting worse. They do not believe news reports that say it is getting better, nor politicians who say the same.
They don't see any evidence of a recovery, not in their own lives. “If I go to the store one more time and see that the price of milk has gone up again, I'll just scream!” one mom fumed.
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