Lousy jobs report today, America is in recession, recovery was a lie and illusion!!! (sales, poor)

[ohio_peasant]

Originally Posted by Hoonose

I hate it when I make a bunch more money and then have to pay a bunch more in tax. Happened to me one time!

(lol)

Simple solution: just lose money in the stock market. Then you can enjoy a delectable tax deduction.

[Hoonose]

Originally Posted by ohio_peasant

Simple solution: just lose money in the stock market. Then you can enjoy a delectable tax deduction.

Sounds like too much brainwork. I'll just settle for stock market gains and pay up.

[Pub-911]

Originally Posted by Hoonose

I hate it when I make a bunch more money and then have to pay a bunch more in tax. Happened to me one time!

Yeah, imagine how long you'd last if people kept giving you a dollar and then demanding that you give 35 cents of it back. Times are tough out here alright!

[Perma Bear]

Originally Posted by Hoonose

When the world is crashing around you it takes real balls, along with knowing your future income is guaranteed, in order to step up to this plate.

Stock volatility doesn't phase me. It just makes me want to buy more

[Hoonose]

Originally Posted by Perma Bear

Stock volatility doesn't phase me. It just makes me want to buy more

Ah, so you're a master of beta!

(lol)

[ohio_peasant]

Originally Posted by Hoonose

Ah, so you're a master of beta!

(lol)

But not a jack of all trades.

[davebarnes]

Calculated Risk: Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims at 246,000, 4-Week Average Lowest Since 1973

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims at 246,000, 4-Week Average Lowest Since 1973

[Hoonose]

Small business and Gov't Red Tape - An interesting graph:

Mtg purchase apps, Small business indicator, Payouts and cash flow - The Center of the Universe

It rises with the recession.

[damba]

Originally Posted by davebarnes

Calculated Risk: Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims at 246,000, 4-Week Average Lowest Since 1973

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims at 246,000, 4-Week Average Lowest Since 1973

Precisely. But then the 'doom and gloom' crowd always needs to bring up (ad nauseam) the numbers surrounding those individuals 'no longer actively looking for work' (etc.). And the disagreement over which numbers are more important continues...

cheers

[Pub-911]

Initial UI claims have nothing to do with the actual (U-3) unemployment rate, although the patterns of UI claims over time do contribute to the seasonal adjustment factors for U-3.