Economic Recovery?

[CEO]

The economy must be turning around. Appears alot of people are buying nice new bows.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Every other thread!  Makes me a bit Jealous at times but then again cant complain either!   :cool:  Things could be a lot worse, they have been for a few friends lately.

[Zradix]

I think a lot of it might be "comfort buying"
Many people have a strong urge to buy something nice for themselves when money is tight...myself included.

Of course a bit of those bows may have been ordered 18 months ago before the SHTF.

[JEJ]

Could be the economy is a little better for some, but I have another thought on it too. Even though we north Texans haven’t had our first 100 degree Summer day yet, our Fall hunting season starts in only four months (September for doves, October for bowhunting deer/turkey …  we chase hogs year-round). Some folks might be getting that new bow now so by the time the leaves drop they will be breaking nocks with it. Whatever the reason, you are sure right CEO, there are some mighty fine looking bows being shipped around right now.  

[CEO]

Maybe bow buying is contagious and a epidemic is sweeping across the nation. I do feel like I'm coming down with something. I can't stop looking at bowyer's web sites.

[WESTBROOK]

I have'nt bought a bow since last August, the "itch" is turning into a rash, gonna have to do something! LOL

Eric

[Biggie Hoffman]

Something been wrong with the economy?

[barebow17]

All I know is I'm still out of work.

[Northwest_Bowhunter]

Sorry to hear that barebow, I think people started tightening their belt and stuffing money away and found they could get stuff they "really" wanted instead of getting "everything" they wanted.

[Jeff Strubberg]

The economy is improving here, it's just been darn slow coming back.  The only positive out of the whole mess is that I hear a lot more folks talking about scrimping and saving now than I did two years ago.

[bozara]

It's called "Off-season equipment horny"

[Mojostick]

Overall, Michigan is still in the dumps, bigtime.

It could be that since it's becoming clear that the the US dollar will have to be greatly devalued over time to pay for these huge deficits, and a value added tax may be added to everything that exists, that many people are subconsciously thinking it's time to buy stuff while the dollar is still worth what it is and they have the expendable cash before new taxes kick in? Just a thought.

Just thinking out loud, if they pass a value added tax before November, how will that impact "private" bowyers, since they tax each part of the manufacturing process? I've heard the tax, if passed could be as high as 10%. So would a new $600 custom bow now be $660?

[Northwest_Bowhunter]

Pigs are free to hunt in most places more or less aren't they?  Let's never pay for pork again!!!

[Earthdog]

The economys of the free world are never going to be what they were while our govnments continue to sell out the rights of their peoples.
The easist way to subjigate a people is to make them dependant on the state.
Wold govt's have done this to verious native peoples for centarys,,while all the natives are well under contol now,,,so who's next.
Home land security,UN charters,socalisim,,,,,any of that ring a bell??

[acadian archer]

Time to shut this one down LOL

[Earthdog]

AA,,,you work for the govt' huh?

That's exactly the responce you'd get from them too.

[Ragnarok Forge]

I happen to work for the government and can tell you that I haven't seen any economic turn around!  I manage new development and can tell you it is dead.  Not a thing stirring and doesn't look to be any coming down the pike.  I am helping out other engineering divisions with work they don't have enough people and time to complete.

As for socialism, well lets just say we are headed there faster than many seem to think. Some of us ( read a lot of us ) swore an oath to uphold and protect the constitution and the people.  Our politician swore that same oath and seem to have forgotten it the second the swore it.  I didn't fight overseas to give someone else their freedom, to come home and lose mine to closet communists.

[luvnlongbow]

As far as the economy goes, try working for the"State of California". I am a retired State employee and got out at the right time. My son-in-law works for the State and has lost about 15% of his pay for quite a while now with no end in sight.Turn around? There is no recovery in this state. Prices are up for everything.

[Steve H.]

Heck you're in Alaska too, we haven't had a bad economy!  Well, I suppose maybe some of those who milk the tourist might have had a down turn.

Personally I am better off in the past couple years but I was riding on previous hard work with random good fortune times two (promotion and reduced mortgage) that just happened to coincide with the rest of the downturn.

[Bonebuster]

If I don`t have anything good to say, say nothing at all. I`m saying nothing.