Top 11 Best Things About The Super Fantastic Recovery Summer

11. Expectations appropriately lowered for Recovery Autumn, Recovery Winter, Recovery Spring, etc.

10. For those with jobs, there are no workplace issues with the FNG because no new guys are being hired

9. Smug passersby no longer feel justified yelling "Get a job!" at panhandlers on the street

8. Waiting in line outside a food shelf more pleasant than during a harsh winter

7. With all the foreclosed homes out there, finding a place to squat has never been easier

6. Narrower economic gap between the United States and the rest of the world

5. Well-targeted stimulus spending means plenty of community puppet shows to attend

4. Formerly employed workers get to see how hard teachers work for 1/4 of the year

3. Increased ratings for daytime TV shows

2. Millions of people across America were able to sleep in late all summer because they didn't have to get up to go to work

1. Chronic unemployment allows enough time to read through all 2,000+ pages of Health Care Reform bill