Maybe it does grow on trees

The economy is tanking, jobs are being cut left and right, people are flocking to get on welfare... So then why are there always so many people at the mall? How is Best Buy constantly staying busy during this post-Christmas, pre-summer season? I doubt shoppers are just out there trying to do their part to keep capitalism going (AKA spend, spend, spend); some might, though certainly not all of them can have this in mind. It seems like it's more of an attitude of disbelief that is prompting people to continue to spend. Listen to the news on any given day and you'll hear reports of huge stock market losses, but around here it's almost business as usual. I honestly would like to know why. Maybe they think everything will be okay just as soon as Obama takes the helm. Ha, right.