12.20.10
An American Christmas Story (continued)
Pine View Farm tips me to the “Actual War on Christmas,” not the regular Fox News sitzkrieg.
For freelance Santas, this holiday season has been more “no, no, no,” than “ho, ho, ho.” Bookings have declined as paying $125 an hour for Santa to visit a holiday party has become an unaffordable luxury. It’s the second year of declining parties and events, Santas say.
“This year has been a bust as far as making any money,” said McTavish, a retired firefighter who co-owns a landscaping business with his son. “I’ve booked nothing. Usually there’s always something for Christmas Eve, but I don’t even have that.”
In addition to knowing which children have been bad or good, the modern-day Santa also hears which families don’t have enough money for presents.
It’s worth reminding that not a single big Wall Street name has been strung up over the affairs which landed us here. But that they just enjoyed their best year ever and the president guaranteed they’d get their tax cuts.
Previously, from An American Christmas Story.
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