We are inundated with economic barometers on a daily basis. From the unemployment rate to the consumer price index, these important, closely watched indices are reported on with great fervor as we all hold our collective breath. These indicators supposedly tell us what "Main Street" is doing and should be feeling, but I argue, there is a barometer that is being ignored, one that is equally as telling as any on MSNBC, Fox News, or CNN (or any of the media outlets that start my day off with a cup of anxiety).