The American economy

If the American economy is so flat, (as Liberals jump to point out)
then how come wait times for scopes like AP which are luxury items
and a bell-weather of economic health are so long now?
In the 1990s, you could get an AP in about 2 years, now it's 5-8 years.
Also, the fact so many expensive apos exist in the market today versus
years ago is also testament to what has to be a fairly robust economy.
Meade also saw fit to release expensive new SCT hybrids and you don't
do
that in a down market.
-Rich