The economy continues to grow. We've seen a steady increase in the index for several months. |
Two-tenths of a percent is not a significant difference. It kind of depends on which side of the aisle you're on, but generally you don't want a great disparity between those two numbers. You want them both to grow at about that rate. |
We're comfortable going to church with people of different colors, but we don't have a perception that the access to a good job, a good education (is) equal for all races. |
We're comfortable if our neighbor is not the same color as we are. |
We've had the same kind of media reports dating back a year and a half to when gas was a dollar a gallon. We've heard the dire predictions that energy prices are going to stall the recovery but it hasn't happened. So far, I think people have been able to absorb the jump in gas prices to $2.25 or $2.50 a gallon. There's probably a limit, though, about $3 a gallon. |