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To: mishedlo who wrote (208304)12/7/2002 12:50:50 PM
From: Mike M2  Respond to of 436258
 
M, the revisions to the gov't numbers have a remarkable tendency to show things were not as good as initially reported. The media does its part by having ticker tape parades when initially reported and then mention the later revisions as if it were no big deal. mike



To: mishedlo who wrote (208304)12/7/2002 2:05:51 PM
From: JBTFD  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
The reason consumer credit growth slowed was because homeowners were putting it on their house:

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To: mishedlo who wrote (208304)12/12/2002 12:24:29 PM
From: Earlie  Respond to of 436258
 
Mish:

Completely agree. U.S. stats have been a complete joke for the pros for a couple of years now. Delightful to see the truth about their stench starting to percolate.

U.S. citizens deserve to be better treated by their own government. In the past, those same citizens have taken up arms for less shabby treatment. (NG)

Best, Earlie