Does the Phoenix Economy need a Fairy Godmother?
Fairy godmothers are in high demand these days. Her magical sparkles turned Cinderella into a princess who found her prince charming, a castle with lots of acreage to house all of her bunnies, and bluebirds, servants, an awesome ride, not to mention clothes and stripper shoes, (oops glass slippers). All of us at one time or another have asked for our own fairy godmother. The U. S. economy has tried a couple, but not one has sprinkled enough profit dust to make things instantly tremendous again. The economy is slowly improving. Maybe it’s not to the “let’s go buy a castle and an awesome German ride stage” but there are signs of stabilization. The three major indexes that measure our economic health: Consumer Price Index, what we pay for goods and services; Producer Price Index, the cost of goods and services; and the unemployment numbers, or the number of people not working in the U. S.; showed a slight improvement in August. Current interest rates, mixed with the low housing prices sho
