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To: Drygulch Dan who wrote (86752)	9/15/2016 8:31:27 AM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Respond to of 223532

The rate is probably already baked into the market by now... it's the old sell the rumor buy the news thing... GZ

To: Drygulch Dan who wrote (86752)	9/15/2016 9:35:27 AM
From: robert b furman	2 Recommendations Recommended By Drygulch Dan toccodolce Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 223532

HI DD, Same ole baloney. The fed can not say what they should be saying. The consumer is saving a bit more, while services inflation climbs at 3.0% plus. Oil drives product/commodity inflation lower or stable at low. The unemployment number is a cooked statistic - many people not working because safety net is lucrative when gamed, for the minimalists who live in an underground economy that doesn't show up in stats. For those who work - their take home pay is stagnant or less because Obamacare has forced the working class to pay for the non working class's health care. The huge increase in employer's costs for their employees health care has forced huge deductibles (which must be saved for if you are a conservative person who plans for the rainy day). At the end of the day there is much greater health care costs associated with all employees and that leaves very little room for wage gains. So huge government intervention into commerce has resulted in a no growth / slow growth economy ever since Obamacare was crammed down our throats (recall this was the great achievement of the Dems presidential /senate leadership back in 2008).It was supposed to save taxpayers 2500 a year oops that was a lie. It has been an anchor ever since and will continue to be as even the government pools have gone broke. It is pretty much easy no brainer to say that free with no competition gets expensive real fast. Couple that with low income gets it free and middle to high income pays an additional tax for it and you have wounded consumption and bumped up savings = slow retail sales. So we have a mouthy Fed jawboning and sadly so political it can not even say the root causes. So much for an independent Fed! The fed will raise rates when this economy gets going. That is sadly, far down the road if ever. It will take a repeal / rewrite of health care. It should feature Health Savings Accounts and copetition between medical services and web based Doctors rates and quality ratings. America knows how to achieve efficencies through competition - we have been badly led by those who want power through handing out freebies that are far from free. We need to get out of the ditch and those working slobs need to get their hard earned money back in their hands to spend and enjoy the fruits of their work. When we get our over regulated and intrusive government out of our affairs - we'll see the real economy come back with a vengeance. Until then the new normal is anemic at best. The fed doing nothing ,other than being politically correct is what I expect to be very safe to bet to play. This is a beauty of a move for equities that pay a higher yielding dividend than bonds, as it is the only game in town. The other long term good move is buying inflation protected treasuries. Sorry for the rant DD. Bob