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Originally Posted by Tempest
Seems that the increase in spending is because more are going to celebrate it this year than last year.
Frankly, I think people are just so tired about worrying about everything that they just want to have a good time. i.e. being fed up with watching every penny and needing to have some fun for a change.
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There is a theory that this idea will help pull the economy back together. Eventually people will just get sick of watching every dollar and being afraid and they will start spending again.
My brother might be a decent example. His wife got fired from her job several months ago and has not found anything since. He had been stressing and worried and counting every penny, but the company he works for just got several big new jobs so he knows he had job security for a long time so on his way home he stopped and bought his daughter the new iPhone to surprise her. Five months ago he would have never done that. If her phone had broken back then she would have gotten something cheap as a replacement.