babycondor

Would We Even Recognize a Depression if We Had One?

"Use rabbit ears and get just a few channels? Never. The inconvenience of going to the library to use the services there? Never. "

No more rabbit ears after Feb 2009, unfortunately.

Our local library is poorly funded, little used, and rapidly becoming obsolete. Public libraries may be one casualty of a so-called depression, if they're not already doomed.

However I agree with your overall point ... luxuries being perceived as necessities, people unwilling to give them up.