> There is no great reason to think median and higher income jobs will be hammered while the economy is in recovery mode (and lower income job openings are also

> There is no great reason to think median and higher income jobs will be hammered while the economy is in recovery mode (and lower income job openings are also soaring). That's a big brush statement considering we've never done a shutdown like this before. Sure, it can inch back but consumer confidence is essential. It's difficult to imagine confidence growing when approx half the population is going to be sold a vision of unrest, distrust, mismanagement, and so on. A self-fulfilling prophecy isn't out of the question.