We're trying to improve Conversations.
Please take a brief survey and help us out.

Fast Break Week 19 column

By John Cregan
Special to ESPN.com

Saturday, March 1, 2008

This week, we're going to have an economic discussion. I don't know whether you follow the national news -- it can be pretty depressing, so I'd understand if you don't -- but there has been a lot of talk of "stagflation," the combination of stagnation and inflation. Basically, it means that if you make $50,000 a year, you're actually making, as of this writing, between $800 and $840. Yeah, like I said, pretty depressing. That's why I escape to the warm, user-friendly, people-bonding, mostly n ...

Read full story | Create Your Profile

Activate your ESPN Profile!

Sort comments by: Most Recent | First Posted

Comments that include profanity, or personal attacks, or antisocial behavior such as "spamming" or "trolling," or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. We will take steps to block users who violate any of our terms of use. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.


Conversations in Real-Time

CONTESTS & PROMOTIONS

ESPN Fantasy Salary Cap
Create your own fantasy game day living room and win BIG!
Heisman Vote 2009
Vote for the next Heisman winner and enter for a chance to win a trip to the awards show. Mor
Engineered to Win Challenge
Test your football smarts by playing NFL trivia and enter each week for a chance to win a 2010 GMC Sierra.