It’s like there are two separate realities are work here. One has people out spending money (retail) and buying houses and carrying on as though nothing is wrong and the other has people pinching pennies, preparing for the worst and waiting for the other shoe to drop.
What is interesting about this situation is that what is good for the individual is not good for the “system”. Hence, all the perception control in the media to keep up appearances. This is the worst of all situations. The system will do and say anything at this point to get you to believe. Faith based systems don’t last to long when people lose faith.