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Apr 16, 2009
(Not so) Poor-mouth
I can't remember the name, but I saw a black and white movie years ago that told the story of an executive in the aerospace business who loses his job, but who continues to spend like crazy 'cause he doesn't want his friends and neighbors and family to know how tight money is. He hosts a big catered party in his yard at which bravado is as much on the menu as barbecue. A story in this morning's Washington Post tells the opposite story: people who are doing well, but who are cutting back anyway, further feeding the seemingly ravenous recession.
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