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To: TobagoJack who wrote (50085)	5/16/2009 2:03:33 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 218251

all black is much easier on the eyes.. restful ;o) Working on balancing off my portfolio preference for a deflation/low growth outcome with some hard insurance .. in case.. can't hurt.. makes be feel better.. :O) But tomorrow AM I head off in the travel trailer for a couple of days with my 10 year old and two of his buddies.. He picked guy time for his birthday in lieu of a party ... hope I survive LOL.. Better get to bed.. TBS

To: TobagoJack who wrote (50085)	5/16/2009 6:23:31 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 218251

The financial picture for the U.S. economy presented in Gittell’s article includes: The U.S. share of the world’s economy has declined 5 percent since 2001, while shares of Brazil, India, Russia and China have increased. Real Gross Domestic Product growth from 2001 to 2006 was 16 percent for the United States, well below China at more than 60 percent, India at 45 percent, Russia at 37 percent and Ireland at 28 percent. From 2001 to 2006, exports from the United States grew less than 30 percent while exports from China grew more than 250 percent, from India 230 percent, from the United Kingdom 170 percent and from Brazil 160 percent. Inflation-adjusted median weekly wages for U.S. workers increased just .3 percent from 2000 to 2007, compared to 7.7 percent from 1989 to 2000. In the last year, the U.S. unemployment rate has increased from 4.6 percent to 5.5 percent, and the number of unemployed has increased more than 20 percent. Since November 2007, U.S. stock prices have declined more than 20 percent. In the last 12 months, housing prices nationwide have dropped more than 15 percent. The U.S. dollar has declined more than 40 percent in value during the last six years. The U.S. federal debt is now more than $9 trillion. unh.edu