Greg Albrecht

Relief workers in New Orleans, the money they're paid is burning a hole in their pocket and they're going to read more

Relief workers in New Orleans, the money they're paid is burning a hole in their pocket and they're going to spend it.

The whole metro area down there is at least a quarter of the population, and I'm sure it's more than read more

The whole metro area down there is at least a quarter of the population, and I'm sure it's more than a quarter of the state's economy.

People are spending to rebuild their lives, even if they don't have a job or have lost their home. I read more

People are spending to rebuild their lives, even if they don't have a job or have lost their home. I thought we would have seen quite a slowdown. But people are apparently trying to keep as much of their lifestyles as they can.

We were very wrong in October.

We were very wrong in October.

People will think they just dropped cash on us. I don't think so.

People will think they just dropped cash on us. I don't think so.