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Newsflash: I am not an economist, but this a'int good
Posted on 3/10/11 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 3/10/11 at 7:31 pm
But how do you get away with lipsticking this pig
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Here's the thing, when I first brought this to the attention of those on this board, that was , say, shortly after the 2007 crash, maybe in 2008.
So, another newsflash, it's 2011. And according to this, after allllllllllllll we have been through, in this Great Recession Non Depression, we continue to shed hundreds of thousands of jobs prompting Americans to seek unemployment.
And then, the guy in this article speaks of this in a positive light??
That's about as pathetic as speaking of 100 billion being cut of 1 trillion in spending as good. Really not that good. And Republicans are failing miserably in this near negligible cut.
So, is that like getting attacked by a pack of wild dogs, and feeling hopeful about your success to kill a mosquito on your cheek?
How is this figure anything but an incredibly ominous statistic?
LINK
Here's the thing, when I first brought this to the attention of those on this board, that was , say, shortly after the 2007 crash, maybe in 2008.
So, another newsflash, it's 2011. And according to this, after allllllllllllll we have been through, in this Great Recession Non Depression, we continue to shed hundreds of thousands of jobs prompting Americans to seek unemployment.
And then, the guy in this article speaks of this in a positive light??
That's about as pathetic as speaking of 100 billion being cut of 1 trillion in spending as good. Really not that good. And Republicans are failing miserably in this near negligible cut.
So, is that like getting attacked by a pack of wild dogs, and feeling hopeful about your success to kill a mosquito on your cheek?
How is this figure anything but an incredibly ominous statistic?
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Posted on 3/10/11 at 7:33 pm to KnoxvilleBerryTiger
requested board change, my bad. carry on recruiting gurus, carry on.
Posted on 3/10/11 at 7:34 pm to KnoxvilleBerryTiger
5 Star article
Posted on 3/10/11 at 7:36 pm to DaStain
I was on this board checking for new commitments, still at five.
Posted on 3/10/11 at 7:40 pm to KnoxvilleBerryTiger
I've successfully never been to the money talk or poli board, but I feel like you have cheated me out of that. frick you 
Posted on 3/10/11 at 7:45 pm to Tigerbait337
you can broaden your horizons!
Posted on 3/10/11 at 7:47 pm to KnoxvilleBerryTiger
Posted on 3/10/11 at 7:58 pm to KnoxvilleBerryTiger
For a moment there I thought the OP was about oversigning.
Posted on 3/10/11 at 8:01 pm to yurintroubl
I thought it was about Arkansas from reading the first sentence.
Posted on 3/10/11 at 8:24 pm to KnoxvilleBerryTiger
quote:
How is this figure anything but an incredibly ominous statistic?
since you asked, here goes:
Ominous: of or serving as an omen; esp., having the character of an evil omen; sinister --
I don't know about that,but I do know that 100 billion is 10 percent of 1 trillion. Hey it's a start.
Here's an omen. You and chicken little can rest easy that it's never as bad as it seems. Feel better don'tcha. I bet you're glad you posted here tonight.
Posted on 3/10/11 at 10:47 pm to Sock
quote:
I thought it was about Arkansas from reading the first sentence.
Lipstick this pig had me.
Posted on 3/11/11 at 2:06 pm to KnoxvilleBerryTiger
I'll put lipstick on the pig. Keep in mind that you're comparing apples and oranges. Just because the economy overall is getting better doesn't mean everyone is doing better.
For example, if you held down a job but didn't work very productively and got laid off, the company is better off even though life sucks for you.
For example, if you held down a job but didn't work very productively and got laid off, the company is better off even though life sucks for you.
Posted on 3/11/11 at 3:38 pm to foshizzle
agreed, that one's fate is not inherently tied to another's. Those are apples and oranges but I am referencing the nation's economy as a whole.
I have said all along, that just because it is very slightly less bad does not mean that things will become good. How do you connect those dots with objective data or even with time honored projection?
Again, I am speaking of our nation doing better as a whole, not of people with interspersed success and failure.
It just doesn't add up.
I have said all along, that just because it is very slightly less bad does not mean that things will become good. How do you connect those dots with objective data or even with time honored projection?
Again, I am speaking of our nation doing better as a whole, not of people with interspersed success and failure.
It just doesn't add up.
This post was edited on 3/11/11 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 3/11/11 at 9:36 pm to KnoxvilleBerryTiger
This post got more responses on the Recruiting Board!!!
Posted on 3/12/11 at 7:00 pm to foshizzle
quote:
Just because the economy overall is getting better
You joking right?
Dollar is at historic lows against 5 major currencies. Debt/defecit is at all time highs. inflation is growing. we have to borrow to service the intrest on the money we previously borrowed. Keep rearranging those deck chairs and ignore the ice berg!
Posted on 3/12/11 at 8:44 pm to tmoney
quote:
Dollar is at historic lows against 5 major currencies.
Unless history is 4 months, this is false.
Posted on 3/13/11 at 12:01 am to tmoney
Saw a dude[s] in Winnebago's in the Quarter on MG Day last week, apparently the world is ending like May 11th or some shite? IDGAF, St. Patty's in nola makes me not care if it ends tomorrow.
PS I say this while staring down L2 Deriv on my desk. It never ends. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
PS I say this while staring down L2 Deriv on my desk. It never ends. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
This post was edited on 3/13/11 at 12:02 am
Posted on 3/13/11 at 12:31 am to kfizzle85
Son of a bitch, I have my end of days scenario planned for 2012. Going to have push everything forward now
Any way we get the end of the world pushed up to before April 15th? Don't feel like paying my taxes this year.
Any way we get the end of the world pushed up to before April 15th? Don't feel like paying my taxes this year.
This post was edited on 3/13/11 at 12:33 am
Posted on 3/13/11 at 2:11 am to Athanatos
Dude I'm just trying to help people out. I think there is a practical application here though. I mean, if a slightly out-of-hand deficit is pushing gold/oil this high as is, how you think peeps would react to THE END OF THE WORLD? I'm just saying...there's money to be made...
Posted on 3/13/11 at 2:14 am to kfizzle85
BTW I filed my taxes in Jan when I got my W-2, told the IRS I was putting 5k in an IRA, took their money and turned it into ~15% gain, for which I will amend my return sometime soon, repay them their 401k deduction portion, and hold on to some cap gains. Tax return arbitrage....
.....boom.
ETA: Apropos, awesome gif:
.....boom.
ETA: Apropos, awesome gif:
This post was edited on 3/13/11 at 2:42 am
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