My favorite entirety ad-hoc local economic status indicator in the US is this: Pick a fast food place at random, order a numbered meal.
Were you served promptly with hot food in a very clean establishment with professional staff whose average age is about 35? The local economy is fucked.
Did you get a totally halfassed food like object that is ostensibly warm handed to you by someone 25 or younger who clearly doesn’t give a shit? Local economy is doing just fine.
Were you served promptly with hot food in a very clean establishment with professional staff whose average age is about 35? The local economy is fucked.
Did you get a totally halfassed food like object that is ostensibly warm handed to you by someone 25 or younger who clearly doesn’t give a shit? Local economy is doing just fine.