This Christmas was especially different and I do believe that it was all because of the lack of money in the economy. I think in general money makes the world go round and as shallow as it seems, money is the heart and soul of America. So in this especially difficult time for our economy America suffers more changes than it expected. Back in 9th grade (give or take) Christmas break was always the best time of the year, free presents, no school, snow. Everyone I remember would always be so excited about this time of the year. December 08' gave a whole new outlook on this and showed a clearer connection to money and Americans. Before school let out I talked to a few students and asked the simple question "Does this feel like Christmas to you?" they would ponder the question thoughtfully then give a confusing "No". Usually i would expect the answer to be something like "Hell yea" or "What other holiday could it be?!" Because America is slowly dwindling down on its $ America is unknowingly changing its attitude. Because money runs everything here like a puppet show -- work -- get money -- spend money -- save money (maybe) -- and the cycle starts all over again. So once something is messed up in this delicate cycle everything goes wrong. Once our economy was messed up, Americans attitudes slowly started to shift without them noticing So Americans who would see Christmas as a great time to spend with family and just relax could very well have a new outlook on life because of the economy and not even know it. All because of money.
Whats weird is how even in this financial crisis we still see fit to spend money anyway.
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