Gut punch?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="punch">punch</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="punch">punch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="psychologically">psychologically</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>.</p><p><span word="Psychologically">Psychologically</span> <span word="because">because</span> “<span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="punch">punch</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="stormy">stormy</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stagnation">stagnation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="punch">punch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="class">class</span>.</p><p><span word="How">How</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="amongst">amongst</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hurtful">hurtful</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="downturn">downturn</span> <span word="constitutes">constitutes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>, <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="inheritance">inheritance</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>, <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span>. <span word="Families">Families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="punch">punch</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="punch">punch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="punch">punch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thrust">thrust</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clenched">clenched</span> <span word="fist">fist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="belly">belly</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="tender">tender</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soft">soft</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="punch">punch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="momentarily">momentarily</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span>.</p>
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