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To: Road Walker who wrote (459999)3/1/2009 12:13:07 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1576893
 
RW, > They often revise the dates.

The December 2007 date was already the result of a revision.

A lot of the economic cycle is based on wag-the-dog stuff. The problem is that IMO, the Feds are out of ammo. We might have a bump-up due to all of this demand-side pumping, but once the bill comes due, watch out for the next downturn.

I can predict that with a slight degree of certainty because ironically, we're trying to replace unknowns with knowns and ignoring the side effects. It's kind of like a new drug, which is the same old drug reformulated by Big Pharma.

Tenchusatsu



To: Road Walker who wrote (459999)3/1/2009 12:28:59 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576893
 
CNN had a poll in October 2007 showing half of all Americans believed we were in a recession back then:

CNN creates polls to support its agenda on an as-needed basis.