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Re: OT - Strong economy, improving consumer confidence, way to g
Actually Katrina helped economic growth. Net worth is down but growth is
up. That is what I hate about the way they measure the economy. If
everyone had everything they wanted, according to the economists, that would
be bad because growth would be zero. Or how about ignoring a horrible
balence sheet just because the income statement is good.
"hbuck" <hbuck@nadaspam.breakthru.com> wrote in message
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> >by "Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> Nov 29, 2005 >at 03:03 PM[/color]
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>>Another piece of good news for the Bush >administration. The Lugubrious
>>Libs are choking on this one.[/color]
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>>" ... the business research group reported a >rise in its index to 98.9
>>for November, up from a revised 85.2 in October, >due to falling gas
>>prices and an improved outlook on the job >market. Economists had
>>expected a rise to 90, according to >Briefing.com."[/color]
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> [url]http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/29/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htm[/url]
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> Yes, Thats' why to me Thanksgiving was extra special this year.
> When New Orleans went under I thought this country was in big trouble.
> What would the economic forcasts' have been if we knew after Bush took
> office that the World Trade Center would be annhialated, there would be
> war in Afghanistan, war in Iraq, seven major hurricanes, one completely
> taking out New Orleans.
> Should'nt we be in a major depression?
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> -hbuck
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