39 Comments

1. 

   don on March 1, 2008 at 8:08 pm

   Bet that big flag has a “Made in Asia” tag on it somewhere.

2. 

   Chris non-C on March 1, 2008 at 8:59 pm

   Hey! Gimme a break, I bought one of those stupid fans. Wasn’t that supposed to help?

   C.I.A. you really need to get off my back.

3. 

   Keli on March 1, 2008 at 11:34 pm

   Does this mean that if I’ve been unselfishly spending my dough and swiped my cards until they’ve withered and cracked that I’ve been a good citizen? I always try to do my part.

4. 

   Alex L on March 2, 2008 at 2:49 am

   Hahaha, the Australain dollars is almost even with yours, soon our tourists will be flooding your retail outlets buying… STUFF… wait thats what you want isnt it.

5. 

   Creechman on March 2, 2008 at 8:05 am

   Recent expenditures on a Mac Pro, 30″ cinematic widescreen, ipod, accompanying software to the iTunes of 40 movies… did my part to stimulate China’s economy.

6. 

   Lord Likely on March 2, 2008 at 10:20 am

   I will gladly toss my American brethren a shiny penny if that will help.

   No, there’s no need to thank me.

7. 

   Youthful One on March 2, 2008 at 2:48 pm

   “If you care anything about this country, get up right now, go to your nearest retail outlet, and buy until your cards will swipe no more.”

   Wow. You hit it right on. Do you think the majority of Americans really understand this?

   Here’s a great short video that explains it better:
   http://thestoryofstuff.com

8. 

   Sy on March 3, 2008 at 12:54 pm

   Ahh. It is so refreshing to hear how bad you have it compared to us Brits. You don’t see our banks having problems because of the US Sub-Prime issues over there. Nor are our petrol prices rising at a stupid rate.

   Now. Read that again, and replace the first 40 words with “Ah Crap. We are as screwed as you are”.

9. 

   Rickey Henderson on March 3, 2008 at 2:15 pm

   Rickey has also ruminated on the current market woes in the U.S. Rickeys thoughts can be found hither:

   http://ridingwithricky.blogspot.com/2008/03/rickeys-stock-market-tips.html

10. 

    Debbie on March 3, 2008 at 4:28 pm

    America’s debt-laden foreign backed economy reminds me of a Rubik’s cube, with each colored tile face representing an economic force. Y’know that guy that solved the Rubik’s cube with his feet in like 10.88 seconds, let’s get him to fix our economy.

11. 

    VE on March 3, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    I took your advice and I’ve been swiping all over town. Nobody’s caught me yet though. I swiped a really nice car from this dealer yesterday. You’re right, I feel so much better swiping all this stuff.

12. 

    rawdawgbuffalo on March 3, 2008 at 7:30 pm

    i agree. wrote about the same thing a few months ago….http://rawdawgb.blogspot.com/2008/01/poor-mr-or-mrs-next-president.html

13. 

    Trucks, Trailers & Outdoors on March 4, 2008 at 5:26 pm

    Haha I bet that flag says made in China too. Irony.

14. 

    Anonymous on March 7, 2008 at 2:33 am

    Hey, I have been swiping! And I plan to keep doing it until I get my $300! Then I will swipe some more. Must do my part for the economy. :)

15. 

    InvestorBlogger on March 10, 2008 at 10:33 am

    So go out guys! And swipe away!

    We need your money here in Asia!

    Kenneth

16. 

    Microsoft Zune on March 10, 2008 at 2:12 pm

    Its a great shame, but you are correct.

17. 

    Bill on March 11, 2008 at 6:14 am

    Nice post. Sad but true. Some of the comments are great too. First time here. I’ll certainly return.