> 45 Degrees North: 5 Big Tips About Rural Restaurants https://dailyyonder.com/45-degrees-north-5-big-tips-about-rural-restaurants/2026/03/26/
A nice, sort of nostalgic piece, but I have to wonder in the #BadEconomy where do a lot of these people find the money to eat out every day pretty much?
Meanwhile in the #BadEconomy
> ‘I can’t keep up:’ Many single moms were struggling to get by. Then gas prices shot up. https://19thnews.org/2026/03/iran-war-gas-prices-single-mothers/
Meanwhile, signs of the #BadEconomy.
> Mom-And-Pop Loan Sharks Being Driven Out By Big Credit-Card Companies
https://theonion.com/mom-and-pop-loan-sharks-being-driven-out-by-big-credit-1819566055/
PHILADELPHIA–Frankie "The Gorilla" Pistone leans wistfully on his bat. Then, without warning, he picks it up, swinging it furiously toward his deadbeat client’s leg. Just before the Louisville Slugger makes contact with the man’s kneecap, he pulls back, as only a real pro can, leaving the $250-in-the-hole man gasping in fear and relief. "Just get it to me by tomorrow, because next time, I ain’t gonna let up," Pistone says.
In signs of the #BadEconomy
> Economists Warn That Even Their Friend’s Son Who Went To Business School Can’t Find A Job https://theonion.com/economists-warn-that-even-their-friends-son-who-went-to-business-school-cant-find-a-job/
FTA: " If a smart kid like that can’t find a job, what hope do the rest of us have?”
NEW YORK—Raising the alarm about an increasingly unstable labor market, economists at Columbia University warned in a report published Wednesday that even their friend’s son who went to business school hadn’t been able to find a job. “Americans’ employment prospects must be truly dire if Natalie’s son Trevor is still stuck working at Best Buy,” […]
> Gallup survey shows most U.S. workers think it’s a bad time to change jobs https://qz.com/gallup-survey-us-workers-bad-time-change-jobs
Gee, I can't imagine why. Survey, so as usual, caveats may apply.
> Easter spending to hit record high of nearly $25 billion https://qz.com/easter-spending-record-highs
Because people are broke, allegedly, but #priorities man.
FTA: "On a per-person basis, the NRF said people celebrating will spend almost $200 each."
$200 bucks or so is a month of groceries (frugally). But hey, gotta have the eggs and chocolate bunnies. 🐰 🐣 . Do keep in mind they are projecting. Would love to see follow up.
> Supporting Library Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs
https://acrlog.org/2026/03/21/supporting-library-workers-who-have-lost-their-jobs/ via #ACRL
And if they're older, they're probably fucked given the notorious ageism in #libraries.
Yea, I said it because I've been there, and people know this to be true (even if no one wants to speak about it).
If you haven't had the experience of losing your job suddenly, of being laid off or fired, it might be difficult to imagine what it's like. The person who has lost their job is probably going through some form of grief. They're losing financial security, their professional identity, their expectations of a stable future. Much
In signs of the #BadEconomy. Though at about $4 a can, not sure how much cheaper it is than other options.
> Spam makes a comeback as pinched shoppers embrace the cheap canned meat https://nypost.com/2026/03/21/us-news/spam-makes-a-come-back-as-pinched-shoppers-embrace-the-cheap-canned-meat/
> Trump Threatens Airstrikes On U.S. Gas Stations https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-airstrikes-on-u-s-gas-stations/
#BarelySatire, or is it?
#BadEconomy #AmericanEmpire #warfare #BigOil #PendejoInChief #PartyOfStupid #GOP
WASHINGTON—In a promise to address the pain Americans were feeling at the pump as his war with Iran approached its fourth week, President Donald Trump threatened Friday to launch airstrikes against U.S. gas stations if they did not lower their prices. “These terrible places must stop overcharging Americans every time they put fuel in their […]
Pluralistic: Understaffing as a form of enshittification (23 Mar 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/22/nobodys-home/ by @pluralistic
FTA: "Businesses don't hire enough workers because that makes them more profitable. It's not because 'no one wants to work anymore' (though doubtless repeating that fairy tale helps shift the blame for long lines and poor service from real, greedy bosses to imaginary, greedy workers)."
#BadEconomy #enshittification #exploitation #corruption #business #fuckery #assholes
A. Rivera
