No Taper for QE (March, how much, retire, federal)

[MTAtech]

Originally Posted by Novadhd5150

QE is doing nothgin but artificially keeping us afloat. It is only a matter of time before the markets (housing and stock ) correct hard again. The dollar is becoming worthless.

There is a good advice one can give another; before making flagrant statements about numbers, actually look at the numbers. The dollar is not becoming worthless. In fact, the value of the dollar hasn't varied very much in over five years.

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

You do realize this was a global recession that affected more than just the US I hope.

Please continue to make this point. Many posters on this forum don't seem to grasp this. Could it be a symptom of U.S. exceptionalism?

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by middle-aged mom

Please continue to make this point. Many posters on this forum don't seem to grasp this. Could it be a symptom of U.S. exceptionalism?

But it is all tied in to the "too big to fail" banking system.

[hnsq]

Originally Posted by lycos679

What spending?



PolitiFact | Viral Facebook post says Barack Obama has lowest spending record of any recent president

Can you actually post an honest piece of data for once, instead of relying on something someone posted on facebook?

Federal spending as a % of GDP is the highest under Obama than it has been in 60 years.

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by Novadhd5150

Many pundits said at the onset of the recession that it would take many years to get out of this. Something like an average of 200,000 new jobs created each month.
As long as the Fed keeps "buying" bonds each month we will never start to improve.
On the ohter hand it does apear that long term int rates are creeping up.

Imagine the public outrage when interest rates eventually return to something resembling normal?

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by MTAtech

There is a good advice one can give another; before making flagrant statements about numbers, actually look at the numbers. The dollar is not becoming worthless. In fact, the value of the dollar hasn't varied very much in over five years.

There ya go again....confusing people with facts.

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by lycos679

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3. Median income has been falling since 1999

really now

median household income 1999.....40,985
median household income 2001.....42,458
median household income 2004.....44,544
median household income 2006.....49,317
median household income 2007.....52,341
median household income 2008.....53,644
median household income 2009.....53,285
median household income 2010.....51,892
median household income 2011.....51,100
median household income 2012.....51,071

[BoomBen]

Originally Posted by michiganmoon

So in other words, the facts are correct, but your feelings are hurt that there is no real recovery as Obama has said?

I do not think Obama is a viable leader at all. However if Romney were President we would be in the exact same spot.

[MTAtech]

Originally Posted by hnsq

Can you actually post an honest piece of data for once, instead of relying on something someone posted on facebook?

Federal spending as a % of GDP is the highest under Obama than it has been in 60 years.

Let's remember that fractions have denominators. In 2009, GDP dropped by $500 billion, inflating the fraction.



When we look at the future projections, it's not out-of-line with recent history.

[BoomBen]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

really now

median household income 1999.....40,985
median household income 2001.....42,458
median household income 2004.....44,544
median household income 2006.....49,317
median household income 2007.....52,341
median household income 2008.....53,644
median household income 2009.....53,285
median household income 2010.....51,892
median household income 2011.....51,100
median household income 2012.....51,071

inflation adjustments?