Americans ditch snacks as recession bites
Russia Today
29 Novembre 2008
Shops and businesses are closing down across the U.S. as the global recession deepens. Unemployment is rising and ordinary Americans are making financial sacrifices to stay afloat. This often means cutting down on life’s luxuries, like eating out and going to the coffee shop.
Stocks on Wall Street have plunged to their lowest level in 13 years low, while the number of jobless has soared to its highest in a generation. Even Starbucks has been laying off staff and shutting some of its doors – a sure sign that things are serious.
But this multinational chain isn’t the only one feeling the pinch. Even cheap Mexican eateries are seeing tough times.
“I’m trying to cut down on little things like going out to eat,” a Georgetown resident says.
Some people have downgraded lunch to just a cookie, and …
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