Prayerful Thoughts and Observations

Category: Society Trends

  • American Character

    I just read that Target, Aldi, and other retailers are removing the self-checkout pay stations from their stores. Their original purpose was to address the shortage of labor and reduce costs. Instead, retailers have found that on average, theft from their stores using self-checkout pay stations was 16x higher than in stores that relied solely…

  • Entitlement Creates Trouble

    This week I heard that Americans are sometimes refinancing not their mortgages, but their car loans!! There was an economist expressing concern over whether or not the trend of obtaining seven-year car loans is smart for the buyer — and for the lender. Will new cars hold up their value to the extent that seven…