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2016-04-06 Economy

Economy may not have grown at all in first quarter

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Posted by Steve White 2016-04-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Given my "trust" in gov't statistics, I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out that growth for Q1 was actually negative.

Afterall we are seeing the initial stages of socialism.

Posted by AlanC 2016-04-06 08:15|| 2016-04-06 08:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Those still employed are buying imports.
Those not are planting potatoes.

Posted by Skidmark 2016-04-06 09:41|| 2016-04-06 09:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Outside the inflation created by the Fed-Treasury printing (or button pushing) of money, has there really been any growth beyond statistical variance (5%) since 2008? What was the number of Americans employed in 2008 and (at similar pay/job levels) today?

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-04-06 10:49|| 2016-04-06 10:49|| Front Page Top

#4 What was the number of Americans employed in 2008 and (at similar pay/job levels) today?

I don't think we can compare that given the enormous "unforeseeable" shift to part-time McJobs.

Posted by gorb 2016-04-06 11:12|| 2016-04-06 11:12|| Front Page Top

#5 No growth has actually happened since 2009.
1% 2% does not cover growth of even the population. They lie about these numbers too.
The books are cooked.

You need 2 or more consecutive quarters of 5.5% growth to pull out of a recession. This has not happened yet. In fact, it's time for another recession about right now.

Posted by newc 2016-04-06 13:01|| 2016-04-06 13:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Does the Army need 14 active four star Generals?

Posted by newc 2016-04-06 13:05|| 2016-04-06 13:05|| Front Page Top

#7 oops. wrong thread

Posted by newc 2016-04-06 13:06|| 2016-04-06 13:06|| Front Page Top

#8 Either the Army or talking head news consultants.

Posted by Skidmark 2016-04-06 14:45|| 2016-04-06 14:45|| Front Page Top

#9 "It's just resting."

Posted by charger 2016-04-06 17:37|| 2016-04-06 17:37|| Front Page Top

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