The U.S. Economy's Personality Disorder

摘要

After saving up for the last five years, Shannon Alexander and her boyfriend are buying a house this month just outside Denver. At four bedrooms and 2,300 square feet, their new place is twice the size of the condo Alexander bought in 2004, and at $389,000, it's more than twice the price, too. "I just feel really comfortable with where the economy is because my job is very much consumer-based," says Alexander. She and her boyfriend, Josh Hill, are store team leaders at Target.