In this economy...

Here's a game I made up. It's called "In This Economy..." or "Slate pitch meeting."

It's just fill-in-the-blank and the rules are whoever does it best wins.
Here's the template:
"In this economy, ________________________."

I'll go first.

In this economy, you have to get creative. Which is why I sewed recycled buttons all over my suit.

In this economy, I've gotten to spend a lot more time with my teenage son and that's worth a lot.

In this economy, you can still enjoy yourself and even indulge yourself!

In this economy, it's like DJ culture.

In this economy, I got a grant for my non-profit.

In this economy, maybe we should spend our money on everyone gets a cool gun and a cool knife.

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Here's a country hit (that might also be a viral hit (?) [I can't figure out the Billboard charts, here, but people are loving it on Youtube]) that's about the new economy/greater depression. It's by John Rich.

I like it when country songs do this. It makes me realize I sometimes don't know where to draw a line between gross opportunism and political relevance. John Rich wrote "We're All Raisin' McCain." He wrote it about how we're all just raisin' McCain.

Anyway, check this new economy song out. It contrasts the "make believe" of finance, sums like "billions," and New York, to the real world where they're shuttin Detroit down. It's politically complicated, it's surprisingly urban-centric, and it's legitimately good.




And then this