Others said it might be because of hard economic times.

But exactly what type of economic times are we in?

They were there during the good and bad economic times.

Bad economic times would really test whether people have changed inside.

But the real change came when hard economic times hit California several years ago.

"They feel these are good economic times and they're being left behind."

The rest of the money, he said, would have to wait for better economic times.

There is no reason to continue this practice in difficult economic times.

They have been particularly important during recent difficult economic times.

Across Europe many countries, including my own, face difficult economic times.