More Small But Encouraging Signs Of An Economic Recovery

Yesterday's mail included one of those 'check' packets from my Master Card vendor; you know the ones I mean - the blank checks that offer you the opportunity to more easily spend money you don't have! As I tore them up, it occurred to me it had been several months since I had received one of those mailings. Coincidentally, later in the day I called a bank where I had financed an auto on a routine service issue. At the end of the call, the customer service representative offered me a new "Platinum" credit card with a significant limit and "no annual fees"!

Although almost inconsequential, would either of these occurrences have happened just a few weeks ago? Hopefully it's a sign the credit markets are loosening and more evidence the economy is turning (along with the stock market rally.) I know we're far from being out of the woods but for those of us looking for any good news to assuage the angst of recent months, it may be worth sharing. What about you? Have any good news?

It doesn't seem to have much to do with health care . . . . . . . . or, does it!?