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Recession is not truly a recession

(since 10 things might be copyrighted by Letterman or some such) Eleven things that are a live giveaway (not sure what a dead giveaway is) when - 1. A State Government is fixated on legalizing the ban on foie gras and has the time and money along with legislative resources devoted to such bird liver issues 2. Creating new laws every other week to allow and disallow people to choose their partners of whatever sex (natural or unnatural) for however short a duration of their liking and causing undue waste of government resource 3. Chasing people (with ammunition and all sorts of federally funded vehicles) who choose their favorite herb (and agriculture) in the form of its intoxicating qualities rather than growing mundane crop like Artichokes (have you tasted one of these bland creations?) 4. People throng to buy only their third idevice in as many years with no guarantee they can make their next rent payment 5. People continue to imbibe alcoholic beverages at 12 times the price of the actual content simply because a hot millenial dude mixed their style of liquids in a cup and shook it (and poured it) 6. People continue to tip baristas 7. People continue to spend more on their four legged pets than some do on their two legged offspring 8. People have to acutally be told to drink bottled water instead of cola and they tune in to wise TV friendly doctors (whose qualifications might be dubious but that reality check is for another show) to tell them so 9. Starbucks and paint on digital extermities takes up around 30% of the disposable income of an average burger flipper yet continues to be the trend line in that demographic 10. Every breathing thing in the county has an iphone (dogs excluded but that version is coming soon) 11. When headline news revolved around not where to find the next meal for the common man but rather where to host the next boat race..
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