http://blogs.e-rockford.com/editorsnote/2009/05/14/wall-street-surprised-at-unemployment-numbers/ Back in the old days -- that's less than a decade and before there were such things as blogs and interactive conversations with readers -- editors used to respond to their newspaper readers with an "editor's note." Sometimes it clarified a point made in a letter to the editor. Sometimes it offered a correction. Sometimes it was just a simple explanation. An editor's note was a handful of sentences; maybe a four or five paragraphs. It was always a personal link between the editor and the reader. Only difference between it and today's blog is the immediacy and the platform. Welcome to Editor's Note. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:30:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/editorsnote/2009/05/14/wall-street-surprised-at-unemployment-numbers/#comment-387 chris73456 Sat, 16 May 2009 18:48:44 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/editorsnote/2009/05/14/wall-street-surprised-at-unemployment-numbers/#comment-387 Whether anyone understands or not is moot--why in the world can\' t it all be fixed. i don\'t pretend to have the answer but with all the brilliant people out there, we should find a way out of this........ Whether anyone understands or not is moot–why in the world can\’ t it all be fixed. i don\’t pretend to have the answer but with all the brilliant people out there, we should find a way out of this……..

]]> http://blogs.e-rockford.com/editorsnote/2009/05/14/wall-street-surprised-at-unemployment-numbers/#comment-385 pundit Fri, 15 May 2009 00:32:07 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/editorsnote/2009/05/14/wall-street-surprised-at-unemployment-numbers/#comment-385 You are exactly right. With auto plants shutting down, the suppliers, the parts manurfacturer's, etc. are already starting to lay off workers or shut down completely themselves. There is definitely a disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street. Things are going to get worse before they ever get better. With unemployment increasing, purchasing power is going by the wayside and even more businesses will have to close. Why does Wall Street not understand this cycle? You are exactly right. With auto plants shutting down, the suppliers, the parts manurfacturer’s, etc. are already starting to lay off workers or shut down completely themselves. There is definitely a disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street. Things are going to get worse before they ever get better. With unemployment increasing, purchasing power is going by the wayside and even more businesses will have to close. Why does Wall Street not understand this cycle?

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