Is it over?
November 7th, 2012 at 9:03:11 AM permalink | |
s2dbaker Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 13 Posts: 241 | Interesting analysis. How did that turn out? |
November 7th, 2012 at 9:58:49 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
Turned out with an economy expected to tank in 2013 under higher taxes and draconian regulations. Dow down 300 already. The President is a fink. |
November 8th, 2012 at 3:25:44 PM permalink | |
MonkeyMonkey Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 0 Posts: 111 |
I hope I'm naive (well, I'm sure I am, but especially in this case) but it often feels to me like the economy is more of a feeling that we all collectively contribute to. By that I mean, everytime there's a "recession" for a couple months before I really see it get going all I hear on the news is about the coming recession. Then when it's finally over, there's all this talk beforehand about recovery. It almost seems to me that we talk ourselves into and out of these situations. I mention this because Obama getting re-elected could possibly mean that quite a few people believe in him and that may be enough to avoid economic catastrophe. I understand that there are real forces at work on markets, etc. But aren't those forces really just the manifestation of how people feel? Anyway, just looking for the silver lining here, and hoping for the best. If I were absolutely honest and completely cynical* I'd probably agree with you 100%. * Not that I'm saying you're completely cynical, it's more of a self-reflection thing for me. I've gone through several cynical cycles and have found that they don't serve me very well in the end, thus I try to avoid falling into them. World's most discriminating Kool-Aid connoisseur |
November 8th, 2012 at 3:58:53 PM permalink | |
DocZZZ Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 0 Posts: 12 |
Add another 120 today. Gee, what a surprise. Probably even out for a while until the next time they have to raise the debt ceiling.... |
November 8th, 2012 at 4:00:01 PM permalink | |
s2dbaker Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 13 Posts: 241 | Well, if your analytic ability is consistent then the economy will be in great shape. |
November 17th, 2012 at 7:21:20 AM permalink | |
s2dbaker Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 13 Posts: 241 | Ah, good times :) Remember back on election day when Dick Morris an unnamed source said that the internal polling from Obama's camp showed Michigan and New Hampshire in a tie? It turns out that Obama won Michigan by over 9 points and New Hampshire by nearly 6. Dick The unnamed source also said that they had conceded Florida to Romney, I wonder how that worked out for him. |
November 18th, 2012 at 8:26:53 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Consumer Confidence is considered by most economists a palpable phenomena, and there are many attempts to measure it. An economic professor used to talk about the "What the Hell" economic theory. He said people are known to go into a state where they predict the end of everything, so they decide to go out in a blaze of glory. On a smaller scale financiers are very worried about you having "too much credit". They worry that you will become depressed and spend yourself into a hole where you can never recover. |
November 19th, 2012 at 4:49:46 PM permalink | |
s2dbaker Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 13 Posts: 241 | The Daily Currant gets the scoop on what Chris Christie really thinks about Mitt Romney. |
November 19th, 2012 at 7:26:07 PM permalink | |
AcesAndEights Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 6 Posts: 351 |
Did he really drop the F-bomb? In a TV interview? I find that hard to believe. Searching for outside confirmation... "You think I'm joking." -EvenBob |
November 19th, 2012 at 7:27:04 PM permalink | |
AcesAndEights Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 6 Posts: 351 | Hahaha, okay, joke's on me. I had never heard of the Daily Currant before today. "You think I'm joking." -EvenBob |