Karen Consumer

ABC Consumer Confidence Poll: -49, down from -48 for its second straight weekly decline. This week 43% of Americans feel the economy is getting worse, up 12 points from last month. Only 44% rate their personal finances positively and only 24% think it's a good time to buy things.

Yes, I agree with Montanamark, if I could forgo paying off bills for say, 2 years, and not be penalized (not get my car repoed or get my house foreclosed on) I would feel much better about the economy (and we do know how important feelings are with the administration). Better yet , if I could forgo my bills AND get a massive (well in my case, I could settle for, oh say, $50,000, which would be massive to me) cash infusion that I may or may not have to pay off, depending on how I figure my checkbook/balance sheets, that would stimulate my economy to no end!!!