Economy in the Crapper

My father-in-law went to Sam's today just to stock up on paper goods. I took it as a kind of metaphor for the economy. His theory is that it will soon be so bad that toilet paper, Kleenex, and paper towels will be unaffordable so when no one else can afford to wipe, he'll have it made. It's comical but, at the same time, it's a possibility. With the price of necessary commodities rising every day, we should all be looking for ways to save. The Euro is up and the Dollar is down and it's beginning to look grim.