What's your feeling about today's economical climate?

I'm feeling quite positive about the economic situation at the moment. I feel that we have reached a turn round point, at least. Fortunately (or perhaps unfortunately), I don't have to rely on savings interest for my income and the pension schemes I am a member of do not seem to have been affected (at least they are still paying me). The increase in food prices and the rising cost of utilities is certainly worrying and there's little hope that they will go down. Unfortunately, it's always the people who can least afford it who are hit the hardest. I don't think there's much difference between communist or capitalist countries in that respect. I remember a time when, if one had adequate skills, there was always a job available and if one behaved oneself one was never likely to be out of work. All that has gone now, of course. There is no such thing as 'job security' any more, where ever you live. I'd be interested to know how you would compare your communist country to Britain. We are very far from perfect, of course, but life is still reasonably good, I think.