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the pressure is definitely on. consumer confidence, that s on the decline too in the jobs creation. the outlook going forward for that, what is it? it s funny because we actually did shop despite the hurricane and same-store sales were up over 4%. we got some back to school shopping done, which was positive. auto sales also up. the biggest gain we ve seen since 2003. overall, confidence is down. people are just feeling extremely down and out. you see the numbers. over six million people have been over six months and it makes sense that we would be feeling so down and out. if there s any economic shock, we would go back to double dips in the area. unemployment rate potentially dropping to 8.5% in 2012, but that s more in line with recessionary number than the recovery number. you have a lot of anxiety out in the air for sure. well, anxiety also extends to people who have jobs because