A Dose of Good Economic News

We all know the media never reports on 'safe landings' thus the daily news about the economy is almost exclusively awful. And such negativism seems to be feeding on itself. Well here's my own positive anecdote which will (hopefully) give you reason for a little optimism.

I was in the Twin Cities over the past weekend and drove to Bloomington to visit the IKEA store across from the Mall of America. As I got near my exit, traffic was backed up onto the highway. It took me about 20 minutes just to navigate the short distance from the interstate to the IKEA parking structure; which, if you have never been there, is a huge two story garage . . . . and it was full! When I finally got into the IKEA showroom it was a mob. I can't even begin to estimate the number of people. I've never seen anything like it. And we're supposedly "in the greatest economic downturn since the great depression?!?!" Not from what I could see.

I didn't even bother going across the street to the Mall. The traffic resembled Miller Park on Opening Day except I'm sure there were even more people shopping at just these two venues.

Take heart friends. There are people spending money. Don't believe everything you read.