Don Herneisen, a 77-year-old retired school counselor from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, spoke in Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, while visiting family in the area. (AP Photo/Heather Hollingsworth)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When retired school counselor Don Herneisen meets up with friends each week for breakfast at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, the conversation often turns to the economy.