tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post4181674074721337010..comments2024-03-22T07:58:59.646-06:00Comments on Pewaukee Economics & Finance : Saint Patrick's Days Affect on the EconomyMrs. Straubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927083996757427841noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-18689959619008645872018-03-22T06:53:32.807-06:002018-03-22T06:53:32.807-06:00 Before reading this I really didn’t know how popu... Before reading this I really didn’t know how popular St. Patrick’s Day really was. American’s spent over 5 billion dollars on St. Patrick’s Day alone which is very eye opening. This is very important seeing that 70% of the GDP is made up of holiday spending. So the more money spent of this holiday the better our economy grows. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-78862037698913002962018-03-11T20:33:33.993-06:002018-03-11T20:33:33.993-06:00St. Patrick's Day is known mostly for American...St. Patrick's Day is known mostly for Americans getting really drunk and throwing parades and celebrating from sunrise to sunset which is most likely why there is such a huge economic boost on March 17th. Not only do Americans enjoy drinking on St. Patrick's Day, they enjoy drinking on every holiday and because of the continuous enjoyment of drinking throughout the day, holiday drinking is becoming more and more of a common thing to do when celebrating no matter that the celebration is for. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-37946456467552560452018-03-09T14:37:10.986-06:002018-03-09T14:37:10.986-06:00I agree with Becca's comment. Because of Ameri...I agree with Becca's comment. Because of America's constantly growing economy, consumer spending has always been very high. Consumers spend loads of money as it is, but even more during holidays. And for the most part these holidays don't directly correlate with America. However, I'm not saying this is a bad thing, it's great that the GDP is getting boosted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-67580437765998262192018-03-09T12:42:32.844-06:002018-03-09T12:42:32.844-06:00I think that Americans just use any chance they ca...I think that Americans just use any chance they can get to have a celebration or something to look forward to. It is no surprise that Americans put so much time and effort into holidays, and it is around holidays what you really see a boost in the economy because consumers are spending so much money on food, gifts, decorations, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-74120965507930692982018-03-09T08:37:13.751-06:002018-03-09T08:37:13.751-06:00Americans are known for celebrating holidays that ...Americans are known for celebrating holidays that really don't apply to them and like you pointed out, at least there is some good to come from it. We all know that St. Patty's Day is a big deal, but I had no idea that that we spent that much money, even that much on overall holidays. I like that you showed what our money contributes too other than us having a good time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-54821623766737710672018-03-09T08:30:08.306-06:002018-03-09T08:30:08.306-06:00It is crazy to think that even though St. Patrick’...It is crazy to think that even though St. Patrick’s Day isn’t an American born holiday, Americans are still the ones who celebrate it the most and ultimately spend the most money. People buy all kinds of things to celebrate St. Patrick’s which helps to boost the U.S. economy as a lot of money is being poured into this one day. And the spending amounts seem to keep rising each year, so I would say that St. Patrick’s Day is a very beneficial holiday for the U.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-82597051689207050502018-03-08T08:33:24.423-06:002018-03-08T08:33:24.423-06:00I do agree that on Saint Patrick's day many Am...I do agree that on Saint Patrick's day many Americans “become Irish for the day” and join in on the celebrations. However, is that a bad thing? You said in your blog “Holiday spending makes up for 70% of the GDP”. So if more people start to celebrate different holidays, the spend on those holidays will just increase and the GDP will be positively affected. In America when people celebrate holidays that they shouldn’t really be celebrating the only damage that is done is to their bodies. Them celebrating those holidays will only get more money into business and boost the economy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-30369800326962046212018-03-08T08:32:32.258-06:002018-03-08T08:32:32.258-06:00I didn’t even know we spent around 5.3 billion dol...I didn’t even know we spent around 5.3 billion dollars on St. Patrick's Day since 2017. It surprised me that the economy gets most of its money from holiday spendings, but I could see it as a conventional occurrence. I could see that every holiday’s spendings will increase just like the St. Patrick’s Day holiday is, so the GDP will increase drastically due to all of the different holidays. The holiday spendings do seem requisite, since they are doing a positive impact on our economy. In our contemporary society, many people enjoy the partying, so this does end in positive GDP and growth for the economy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-50676153478914056722018-03-08T08:31:45.715-06:002018-03-08T08:31:45.715-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com