On this rainy Labor Day, at least in our neck of the woods, I've been reading a little bit about the origin of a day that Americans take to the interstates and lakes and backyards. There's a little confusion as to who actually came up with the idea of Labor Day, but one thing is for certain... it was originally celebrated on a Tuesday until the government decided it would make a nice three-day weekend. Now it's viewed less as a celebration of America's labor unions and more as the official end to summer.
Unemployment is at 9.1%.
Fourteen million Americans are out of work.
And the US Postal Service is going under.
Nothing like a few headlines to brighten your day.
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