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Updated: Friday, 06 Mar 2009, 3:20 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 25 Feb 2009, 8:01 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The buzzword these days seems to be "repair". The nation elected Barack Obama to repair the economy and Americans are now more repair-minded than they've been in decades.
Toby Trump said his business at Castleton Auto Repair is up 25-percent over this time last year. He feels that it's essentially recession-proof.
"The business picked up when the economy went south. And then we figured when it comes back on its feet, we'll be working on the used cars people trade in," said Trump.
Carol Couch said the repair business is also up at Exciting Lighting in Nora. Since the recession, more people have been getting lamps and lighting fixed rather than buying new things.
"People are saving what they have and they're restoring it. That's a very good thing," said Couch.
In short, if done right, repair spells success. Still, even the repair businesses are hoping the new administration will mend things.
"He has the tools to do it with, if he can just get Congress behind him. You know, it's like repairing a lamp. If you've got the tools and the equipment to do it with, then just go ahead and let the person repair it. Let him do it," said Couch.
A WISHTV.com poll conducted Wednesday asked whether President Obama's Tuesday night speech to Congress reassured confidence in the economy. Sixty-seven percent of voters said "No", while 32 percent said "Yes".
The president apparently has more work to do in Indiana.
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