A Bad Economy? Not at Disney World!

A recent family vacation to Disney World got me thinking. It doesn’t appear that the economy is as bad as the media keeps saying. While enjoying the Magic Kingdom, all I saw was a sea of people spending money…and when you consider what Disney charges just to walk through the front gate, there was a whole lot of greenbacks going into Mickey’s pockets. Add to that all the eight dollar hamburgers and forty dollar souvenirs being sold and Disney is probably taking in more than many third world countries. All I can say is that mouse is making some major coin.

In my opinion, if the media would just shut up about the weak economy, things would get better much quicker, and without the need for taxpayer dollars. As long as people can fill their gas tank up without having to pawn grandma’s heirlooms, people are going to continue to spend money on whatever they want. All this coverage about record losses on Wall Street, a cold housing market and rising unemployment is just fodder for the media to talk about. By continually talking about how bad Bush messed things up, it makes it easier for them to paint Barack Obama as their saviour. Unfortunately, what he appears to be saving us from is an America where the government stays out of the way. Don’t get me wrong, I realize the economy may be in a slump but there’s a lot of money being spent out there, so don’t believe all the doom and gloom you see on TV.