You are singing the song of our people. GIMME THE WORDS

I biffed the format. So, while this response to being told I'm a librarian usually comes in the form of an assertion/assumption, sometimes it's in the form of a question, such as "So do you just get paid to read books all day?" or some other very asinine variant.

What is the source?

Judging by what she wrote, she clearly did... so I'm guessing she reacted to the public backlash. smh

Us regular people? We aren't spending much. Doesn't seem like good news to me. But you sure as fuck wouldn't know it from these headlines.

How kind of news outlets to protect the visible economy for the wealthy so that their stock values don't drop.

#Holiday #Shopping #Boycott #BlackoutBlackFriday

Promotions and discounts are not as good due to higher product costs driven by inflation + tariffs. Order volume fell 1% as average selling prices rose 7%. Consumers purchased fewer items, with units per transaction falling 2%. High-income earners are spending strongly, evidenced by luxury spending.