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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 05:16 AM Original message |
The greatest depression in history is just around the corner... |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 05:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. Americans will be working a lot longer than they have previously, so the bottom need not drop out |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 04:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. That can't happen because large productivity increases are part of the current problem |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 05:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. I agree that we're facing a very large depression ahead, however |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Absolutely. And it does look like fear mongering. I probably wouldn't |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. yeah, I agree |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Agreed. And our own debt? We have stopped spending so much, |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 06:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. I'm always suspicious of "The Sky Is Falling" books. |
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Crazy Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 07:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Who needs to read a book when you can see it with your own eyes? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. His peak age for spending coincides |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Well said! This'uns a keeper. nt |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 12:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. The "spending themselves into the poorhouse on their children" phase |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 06:45 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. It does for some parents |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 07:30 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. You're assuming the parents have their last kid at 26 |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I'm not ASSuming anything, you are |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Statistical norm? |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. The 45-54 group has more income, and spends more, This is fairly |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 06:45 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Spending on stocks and annuities is not the same as spending |
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Crazy Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 06:51 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I can't spend anything in the economy right now... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 06:59 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. You're doing some of the right things for this economy |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 08:42 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I'm sure Dr. Scanzoni would have agreed with you. n.t. |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 02:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. But will this (about those 45+) continue to be true? |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 04:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I think that is something we are both going to have to wait to find |
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Followedtherules (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
19. U.S. Creating an Aristocracy |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. I was thinking back as I read the story at your link... |
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