Economy Quotes

Source 1: Timothy Hair
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Location: San Marcos, Texas
Occupation: Student, Waiter

1. " Well my gas gauge is usually on a quarter of a tank instead of full. It [the recession] has had a bigger effect on my family because I'm still in school, but my parents have actual jobs. I know that my dad doesn't get paid as much anymore; they've cut his pay check. We've all had to make a lot of personal sacrfices."

2. "No, not really. I am paying for school with financial aid, so I guess it will affect me in the future when I have to pay my loans back."

3. "I definitely shop cheaper. I've switched to Keystone instead of Bud Light. I can't go out to eat as often."

4. "Honestly, I think that corporations should expand work. Instead of machines making cars we could go back to assembly lines and open up more jobs. We could focus on whats going on here, in America, instead of spending so much money abroad."

Source 2: Christie Rovi
Age:20
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Italian American
Location: hometown-Plano, Texas
Occupation: Student, Waitress

1. "In my job we've suffered from less business. Less people are going out to eat and choosing more wisely where they spend their money. Unfortunately, some people still choose to go out to eat and just don't tip, which makes it hard on the waiters. We don't make that much anyway."

2. "No, because my parents pay for college. I am very blessed."

3. "I basically try to budget my money better. I've had to learn how to prioritize what I spend my money on."

4. "Maybe businesses could lower the price of stuff because people can't spend as much. I know some restaurants are doing that."

Source 3: Paul Power
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Location: San Marcos
Occupation: Lab Assistant

1. "Nothing immediate to me personally."

2. "No it has not."

3. "My wife and I no longer pay for cable television and we follow a more strict budget in general. We've also started walking and taking to bus to school instead of driving."

4. "I think we just need to create more jobs somehow."