the watcher 10 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/01/20/get-used-to-positive-surprises-ahead-for-u-s-economy/ Copy and paste baby!:rolleyes::eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yeh, I guess that's why the Bluefield area is losing 164 jobs by April...economic surprises, baby!!! And get ready for $4.00/gallon gas too...more economic surprises, baby!!! Plain and simple, the economy sucks...and that's NO SURPRISE, BABY!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Variable Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/01/20/get-used-to-positive-surprises-ahead-for-u-s-economy/ Copy and paste baby!:rolleyes::eek: Over 1 million unemployed left the system last month. Thats 1 million unemployed that are no longer counted. Listen to Santelli, instead of one of the worst Forbes articles that I have ever read. BTW, whatever happened to you leaving until after the election? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjhokies 47 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 After 29 months of Obama ... Here's your change! January 2009 TODAY % chg Source Avg.. Retail price/gallon gas in U.S. $1.83 $3.44 84% 1 Crude oil, European Brent (barrel) $43..48 $99..02 127.7% 2 Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel) $38..74 $91..38 135.9% 2 Gold: London (per troy oz.) $853.25 $1,369.50 60.5% 2 Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL $3.56 $6.33 78.1% 2 Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL $9.66 $13..75 42.3% 2 Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb.Fob $13..37 $35..39 164.7% 2 Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall 7.6% 9.4% 23.7% 3 Unemployment rate, blacks 12.6% 15.8% 25.4% 3 Number of unemployed 11,616,000 14,485,000 24.7% 3 Number of fed. Employees 2,779,000 2,840,000 2.2% 3 Real median household income $50,112 $49,777 -0.7% 4 Number of food stamp recipients 31,983,716 43,200,878 35.1% 5 Number of unemployment benefit recipients 7,526,598 9,193,838 22.2% 6 Number of long-term unemployed 2,600,000 6,400,000 146.2% 3 Poverty rate, individuals 13.2% 14.3% 8.3% 4 People in poverty in U.S. 39,800,000 43,600,000 9.5% 4 U.S.. Rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings 5 9 n/a 10 Present Situation Index 29.9 23.5 -21.4% 11 Failed banks 140 164 17.1% 12 U.S.. Dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate 89.76 82.03 -8.6% 2 U.S.. Money supply, M1, in billions 1,575.1 1,865.7 18.4% 13 U.S.. Money supply, M2, in billions 8,310.9 8,852.3 6.5% 13 National debt, in trillions $10..627 $14..052 32.2% 14 Just take this last item: In the last two years we have accumulated national debt at a rate more than 27 times as fast as during the rest of our entire nation's history. Over 27 times as fast. Metaphorically speaking, if you are driving in the right lane doing 65 MPH and a car rockets past you in the left lane. 27 times faster, it would be doing 1,755 MPH! Sources: (1) U.S. Energy Information Administration; (2) Wall Street Journal; (3) Bureau of Labor Statistics; (4) Census Bureau; (5) USDA; (6) U.S. Dept. Of Labor; (7) FHFA; (8) Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller; (9) RealtyTrac; (10) Heritage Foundation and WSJ; (11) The Conference Board; (12) FDIC; (13) Federal Reserve; (14) U.S. Treasury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 I blame the Bush/Cheney era for the mess...not just them but everyone in washington...and the Obama era and everyone in washington for not fixing it...they all suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the watcher 10 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Lance I do agree with you on that one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Variable Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 I blame the Bush/Cheney era for the mess...not just them but everyone in washington...and the Obama era and everyone in washington for not fixing it...they all suck. FDR started it, if you want really look who needs the the finger pointed at them. Johnson blew it with the War on Poverty which has been an epic waste of money that has provided no tangible results. Carter added on Fannie Mae to Freddie Mac. Bush/Clinton/Bush did nothing to help things and Obama remains supportive of sub prime lending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the watcher 10 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 You cannot expect the Feds to prop up Bluefield .Either start your own business or go to where the jobs are . The government cannot do everything for you G-man . That is pure left wing garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsi97 35 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 You cannot expect the Feds to prop up Bluefield .Either start your own business or go to where the jobs are . The government cannot do everything for you G-man . That is pure left wing garbage. Our country does not need the government to do anything for us but get out of our way!! We do need the government to protect us from evildoers however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Spot on, TJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Variable Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 You cannot expect the Feds to prop up Bluefield .Either start your own business or go to where the jobs are . The government cannot do everything for you G-man . That is pure left wing garbage. The government has shown (especially under obama) that it can do a great deal by interfering and screwing things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucfan64 307 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 You cannot expect the Feds to prop up Bluefield .Either start your own business or go to where the jobs are . The government cannot do everything for you G-man . That is pure left wing garbage. I don't think GMAN is looking for the feds to prop up Bluefield or anywhere else in America, I believe he does however expect the fed to get out of Bluefield and every other local economy by limiting its centralized planning and over regulation. Then an environment for opening a business and creating jobs would be possible. With the current administration and the last, rewarding failure and picking winners and losers, the American economy cannot and will not recover. The answer is LESS government not more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 our country does not need the government to do anything for us but get out of our way!! We do need the government to protect us from evildoers however. BING!!!! the government has shown (especially under obama) that it can do a great deal by interfering and screwing things up. BANG!!! i don't think gman is looking for the feds to prop up bluefield or anywhere else in america, i believe he does however expect the fed to get out of bluefield and every other local economy by limiting its centralized planning and over regulation. Then an environment for opening a business and creating jobs would be possible. With the current administration and the last, rewarding failure and picking winners and losers, the american economy cannot and will not recover. The answer is less government not more! BOOM!!!! Go away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman 13 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Some of these posts on this thread have given me a newfound faith in some of you. Good job guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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