Question: How has the recession(经济的衰退) affected you?
Answer: “My dad took a pay cut. We have to be careful with spending. I also go to a Mennonite School and my church provides assistance to members that attend that school,” says Sydney Kehr.
Question: What needs to happen to move forward out of the current economic mess?
Answer: “Lower taxes and quit bailing companies out,” says Darcy Van Dipenbos.
Question: Do you expect the local economy to improve significantly by next year?
Answer: “No, because we have so many RV companies,” says Darcy Van Dipenbos.
Question: How has the recession affected you?
Answer: Bubbles had to get employment after 31 years at home. She works as a secretary at a hospital.
Question: What needs to happen to move forward out of the current economic mess?
Answer: “Investments need to increase”, says Bubbles.
Question: Has anything good come out of the economic downturn(低迷时期)?
Answer: “A job for me,” says Bubbles.
Question: How as the recession affected you?
Answer: I'm a hairstylist(发型设计师), and we've slowed down by about half. My husband's with a barbeque company and it's also slowed down.
Question: What needs to happen to move forward out of the economic mess?
Answer: I wouldn't know where to start.
Question: Do you expect the economy to improve significantly by the next year?
Answer: No.
Question: How has the recession affected you?
Answer: I'm 18, and I’m going to Ball State University in the fall. That's expensive, but not too bad. My parents are employed.
Question: What needs to happen to move forward out of the current economic mess?
Answer: Offer jobs to high school and younger people so they can help with expenses in their families.
Question: Do you expect the local economy to improve significantly by next year?
Answer: I think it will take a while to get back to where it was.