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To: orkrious who wrote (257142)	8/21/2003 10:54:23 PM
From: Trumptown	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Paper? who uses paper anymore, we got internet and 'pop-ups'!

To: orkrious who wrote (257142)	8/21/2003 10:56:41 PM
From: maceng2	Respond to of 436258

upward and onward, pick up some cash if you can... that is how I see it -g-

To: orkrious who wrote (257142)	8/22/2003 12:32:29 AM
From: NOW	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

why the 50 B in repos today?

To: orkrious who wrote (257142)	8/22/2003 7:49:18 AM
From: Earlie	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

Ork: Good post. Not to belabour the point, but one can find precisely the same nasty set of data points across most of the nation's economic activity. While some folks don't seem to "get it", an economy that depends exclusively on consumer buying, is obviously vulnerable to the impact of lay-offs. With more than two years of relentless "downsizing" behind us (and no evidence whatsoever of any respite from a ceaseless storm of pink slips), many former "consumers" no longer "consume" and those that are still employed are pulling in their horns. Making things worse, consumer debt levels are breathtaking and have reached the outer limits. One has to be viewing the proceedings from a distant planet not to recognize that an ugly spiral is both tightening and has reached critical mass. It is only a question of time as to when stock market participants lift their collective heads from the sand and see the hurricane on the horizon. And unfortunately, few of them will have time to reach high ground. Best, Earlie