can the economy hurt more than just your wallet?

i dont think its any secret at all that the economy is in the shitter...and as the economy gets worse and worse, which it is... i am realizing significant changes in the actions and attitudes of people around me whether its a person i know or not....

for example... my neighbor who i have known all my life was an honest guy who worked very hard to get his auto body shop up and running. it was a pain in the ass and he worked very hard for a very long time and just when he thought he would get a break...... the economy plunged into the shitter and soon his store got taken over and he lost thousands of dollars and he was without a job for about 4 months before he tried his new approach..... alright get this.... my good, honest neighbor has changed into a sleasy used car salesman from his home..... this guy drives around and finds used cars for sale and uses technical lingo to convince them that it will cost a fortune to fix their car..... and then he takes the car home and does what he calls fixing these cars....( i have seen him glue car parts and spray paint cars to make them look good)... and then he goes and convinces people that want a used car that the car he is selling is amazing. and he sells it way over the value of the car....and as if that wasnt enough to make him an ass hole.... this man always used to take his daugters to the park or play sports with them and he used to be there for them.... and now he is constantly yelling at them and it has gotten so bad that he has even changed his famiy. so not only did the economy ruin this man, but it also ruined their entire family just over matters of money and what he needs to do to get it.

i felt that i should share my opinion about this because... not only does the economy destroy opportunities for people to get or even keep their jobs.....but it throws people into violent states of anger, depression, confusion, desperation.... and the worst part is that most people get angry and confused and forget whats really important in their lives.... and more and more families are falling apart every day.

the economy is similar to the muscles of your neck.... the weaker it gets... the harder it gets to keep your head up high.