I am not an economist, nor do I want to be one, but with all the talk about closing American factories abroad and lowering corporate taxes, are we forgetting that in any economy people have to spend money. Even at seventy years old, I find myself very complacent either listening to newspapers or books either on audible.com or scribd.com, socializing on Facebook, Twitter, or Linkedin  In my younger days I would go gang out with my buddies at our local drinking hole, or maybe meet at a bowling alley. Now my bowling activities is in the for of Candy Saga Crunch, no bowling shoes, no sixteen pound bowling ball, and don’t have to but a round of beers if I finally bowled a great game. Sure playing video games aren’t cheap and are addicted, but it takes no driving, thus spending no gas and no wear and tear on my car. You can put me anywhere that has air condition, something to eat, a toilet of course with toilet paper and I am very happy. As long I can use my electronics, I don’t even care about our freezing weather. I guess I have become a very slow turtle.

It just occurred to me that their could be hundreds of millions turtles like me, using less gas, not going to shopping malls, or restaurants, in essence not spending money like we use to. Less spending by us turtles, could really hamper the job market. It isn’t enough that automation is starting tp put many people out of work, now us turtles are spending more time at home, don’t need to travel, and probably going to live as long as most turtle, and because we are putting ourselves out of harms way of not getting into an automobile accident or s disaster.

Just think of all the venders we are taking a bite of their pay check and if this keeps up we hundred year old turtles will no longer be able to even see, and hear what are once the sources of our complacency, cell phones, computers, and tablets. There goes our economy, nursing homes, and baby food, I doubt that they can support everyone. Most likely my nursing home will be in the Philippines.

I don’t know about you, I am starting a kick starter campaign so in thirty years I will have enough money to pay for the sixty five pills a day I will need to live my next hundred years.

Have fun, and don’t worry, turtles have no teeth.