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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Friday, 23 March 2012 [View all]Demeter
(85,373 posts)42. That was then, this is now
Now it's purely poverty due to massive unemployment and under-employment. Nobody is borrowing, earning or inheriting. And Ben is sitting on his thumbs looking for someone else to do the heavy lifting. Like....banks. Right.
And whether he admits it or not, he knows how badly off the banks are. And in the global economy, ours are the better ones, because they are backed by the full faith and credit of the US Treasury....
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Both Personal Income and the Compensation Received by Employees component are above 2008
FarCenter
Mar 2012
#45
Even though the weather thinks it's late May, it's still mid-March and that means Flu Season
Demeter
Mar 2012
#43