Nothing happening much lately. It's my last week of summer work and my ability to talk to others is increasing slightly. What troubles me now is how the economy is going.
More and more economic news are coming out and things are not good. Four years ago, before I went to UCSD, I hoped that by the time I graduated the economy would be a lot better. Even though the country as a whole has improved slightly with unemployment rate going down from the mid-nine percent to 7.6%, things are not improving. They are either holding steady or getting worst. Countries throughout Europe such as Spain and Greece are experiencing unemployment levels equal to that of the Great Depression and is projected to go up even further. It's safe to say that a large portion of Europe is pretty much screwed.
Here in the U.S. things are getting slightly better, but not fast enough. Unemployment actually went back up to 7.6% from 7.4% two months ago. The amount of full time jobs actually decreased while the amount of part time jobs increased. Even then people can't be sure if those part time jobs are going to different individuals rather than someone who is picking up another part time job. Things are getting bad. My gut intuition regarding the economy have been proven right before and if I'm right again, then people are very, very screwed. I hope my decision to go to graduate school isn't going to be a fruitless endeavor.
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