What are Americans still buying?

[elleng]

Big Macs, Campbell’s soup, Hershey’s chocolate and Spam — the four food groups of the apocalypse.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/opinion/01rich.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

[Skittles]

1. toilet paper

[vadawg]

2. ammunition?

[woodwrite]

29. Without a doubt....

...both for personal use as well as eventual barter.

[Hardrada]

3. Bibles

[Lex]

4. some of them? Rush's bullshit.

nt

[Elwood P Dowd]

5. Beer, wine, and dope today.

Rope for the politicians and corporate crooks tomorrow.

:grr:

[BlooInBloo]

6. I just bought a microwaveable lasagna from the kwikemart outside....

It's not bad, but neither am I sure I would call it "lasagna".

[Hello_Kitty]

7. Pitchforks.

[Maccagirl]

18. I believe that is the only thing that will get Wall St and

Washington's attention. The Village Mob will have to show it's face in great numbers.

[yellowdogintexas]

20. and torches. nt

[rwheeler31]

8. Bread, eggs, milk,and fruit.

[elocs]

9. I am buying just what I need and nothing more. n/t

[TahitiNut]

10. Excuses?

:shrug:

[BlooInBloo]

11. I bought the new Darwin biography.

[rwheeler31]

16. Elitist

[BlooInBloo]

19. I get that a lot.

:P

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Household staples...

Gas for the cars now and then...

The occasional book or DVD...

I don't buy any of those four food groups of the Apocalypse.

[FloridaJudy]

13. Ibuprofen.

Lots and lots of ibuprofen.

[Kitty Herder]

22. Yep. Can't live without it. nt

[Maru Kitteh]

14. booze.

[Cleita]

15. Health insurance. At least I spend a lot of my income on health related

expenses.

[dixiegrrrrl]

17. the line that the US Reserve is a gov't bank

and that we have a democracy.

[xxqqqzme]

21. bought a new seat for my bicycle...finally

Also bought an 'easier to put on' harness for the doggie. She and I can take more comfortable walks now. Bicycle, walking Lucy - exercise.

Yesterday I bought pea pod, green bean & red onion seeds. I have some broccoli started & a tomato plant from seed I saved from last summer.

[eShirl]

23. lottery tickets

[whoneedstickets]

24. The NYT forgot guns...

..apparently sales are up.

[JCMach1]

25. Why tax cuts will stimulate nothing in this environment

[DesertFlower]

26. a radar detector for my car.

[oldnslo]

27. Don't forget White Castles.

[ColbertWatcher]

28. They're also buying the GOP-controlled media's lie that a recession just started. n/t