Hear Ye Hear Ye!

Hear ye hear ye! If you are a dummy who bought a house you couldn't afford, you are in LUCK! The bailout is on the way! Turn that frown upside down! I am sad I didn't get on the ball and sign up for an adjustable rate mortgage with no money down when I had the chance, for now I could be enjoying the benefits of not having to learn from my mistakes. That would have been fun for me, because LEARNING? UGH!

The These Tough Economic Times Team is proud to announce a new regular feature: Complete Breaks with Reality as Illustrated by the New York Times (When the Idiot Reno Deliverers Actually Manage to Get It to My House). Today's winner: the food section's piece about the rich people who have monthly tabs at restaurants. One rich lady said she ate out for lunch with the girls every day, and it wasn't very expensive at all--only $30-$40 each, since they just ate salads. FORTY DOLLARS FOR LUNCH. FOR SALAD LUNCH. I don't think I've ever spent $40 on lunch. In fact, I can't remember the last time I spent $40 on dinner. What's in a $40 salad? Is it composed entirely of foie gras and gold? How shameful...in THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES!