Economics is seen by most people as an early college prerequisite to sleep through, but it can actually be really interesting. You just have to know how to cull out the fun stuff. For example, I give you five ways to know that the economy is in a death spiral:
1. Sales of men's underwear tanks.
2. People begin selling off their cemetery plots.
3. Mosquito populations increase.
4. Football games blackout on local TV.
5. Lipstick sales increase.
On the other hand, things are headed up financially when:
1. Bowling returns to popularity.
2. Coffee sales increase.
3. Brightly colored ties are in fashion.
4. Skirt lengths shorten.
5. Cardboard box sales increase.
Just some fun (and random) economic indicator factoids brought to you by the fine people of State Legislatures magazine.
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