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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:56 PM Original message |
Why has the economy slowed down again? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. Because they threw the stimulus and bail out monies |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Hammer meet nail. They relied on "the private sector" |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. Deasonal companies like theme parks call people up for the summer. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. Because the idiots in DC thought stimulating the upper class would trickle down |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. Gasoline prices have something to do with it. |
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Eddie Haskell (817 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 06:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. I agree |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. Because the same people who crashed it are still in charge.. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
6. Because the Teabaggers Will Stonewall on the Debt Ceiling and Push the US Into Default |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 10:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. And their backers go short and make a killing on the crash. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. Centralized planning. |
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99th_Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 04:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Never fear, The Invisible Hand has a firm grip on the rudder. It's all really good |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 04:52 AM Response to Original message |
10. Austerity measures. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 05:01 AM Response to Original message |
11. Gas prices and propping up the housing market |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 05:06 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Propping up the housing market? |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 05:14 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. 1..First time home buyer credit |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 05:23 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. First, the credit was put into so persons with declining incomes |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 05:17 AM Response to Original message |
14. The economy... |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 05:23 AM Response to Original message |
15. Repubs are scaring the market with their threats..... |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 05:34 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. But.. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 05:35 AM Response to Original message |
18. energy costs... |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 05:39 AM Response to Original message |
19. Big boys are gaming the 2012 election. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 05:46 AM Response to Original message |
20. Because the majority of the business owners are republicons |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 06:08 AM Response to Original message |
21. Truth be told, Obama, as soon as the primary was over, switched economic positions and |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
22. Lots of reasons, but part of it is poor management from the Obama team |
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deminks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
23. 'They are going to hang him with the misery index.' |
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