The Roaring '90s
With Wall Street soaring and unemployment low, America is enjoying its greatest prosperity since the mid-'80s. What do you think about the current economic boom?
Duane Trammell,
Cashier
"The boom has been really visible around here: Lately, a lot of people are coming in and ordering the nine-piece McNuggets instead of the six."
Steve DesJardins,
Pediatrician
"If the economy is doing so well, then why, like so many hard-working Americans, can I still not afford a decent speedboat?"
Becky Woodson,
Homemaker
"I think I'm going to have two extra babies this year!"
Lou Steinhauer,
Architect
"I'm so rich I'm going to sit in my desert house, watch Ice Station Zebra around the clock and grow my nails and hair out."
Ted O'Brien,
Systems Analyst
"Congress should appropriate money for shades to shield people's eyes from the potentially harmful effects of the nation's unusually bright future."
Cynthia Poulson,
Graphic Designer
"I don't see how the economy has improved so much. I'm still living in a crude dirt hole, with nothing to eat but nuts and berries. Oh, wait. I'm a vole."
