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Old 10-01-2007, 04:48 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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Old 10-01-2007, 04:52 PM
 
Location: South Central PA
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Stocks aren't a good indicator of the economy. Only means the rich are getting richer. Dosen't mean the 99% of the other people in the US are getting any money.

Besides, the market is going up as there are economic woes. Just wait till everyone panics.
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Old 10-01-2007, 04:58 PM
 
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Stocks aren't a good indicator of the economy. Only means the rich are getting richer. Dosen't mean the 99% of the other people in the US are getting any money.

Besides, the market is going up as there are economic woes. Just wait till everyone panics.
Actually, it means anyone who owns stocks is getting richer. And that would be about half the popluation, if you include mutual funds. Today, that happy sound you heard was a whole lotta folks getting a whole lot richer.

Darn Bush.
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Old 10-01-2007, 05:13 PM
 
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Actually, it means anyone who owns stocks is getting richer. And that would be about half the popluation, if you include mutual funds. Today, that happy sound you heard was a whole lotta folks getting a whole lot richer.

Darn Bush.
good point , It doesnt matter what you point to yeledaf, some of these folks cannot come to terms withe fact that our economy has flat out been BOOMING!!
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Old 10-01-2007, 05:16 PM
 
Location: Alvarado, TX
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The economy is going great guns, and you're complaining? Why?
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Old 10-01-2007, 05:18 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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good point , It doesnt matter what you point to yeledaf, some of these folks cannot come to terms withe fact that our economy has flat out been BOOMING!!
I find it amusing that stock market jumps are met with pooh-poohs from the Progresso Meatballs, but let it dip a little and they're all Keith Olberman and THE WORST POMPADOURRRR IN THE WORRRRRRLD!!!!!

They want to have their calamities and eat them, too.

p.s. If you're holding CityCorp, dump it.
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Old 10-01-2007, 05:42 PM
 
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So how do your gain numbers compare to Gold or the Euro?
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Old 10-01-2007, 05:45 PM
 
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Actually, it means anyone who owns stocks is getting richer. And that would be about half the popluation, if you include mutual funds. Today, that happy sound you heard was a whole lotta folks getting a whole lot richer.

Darn Bush.
How many of those 50% own stocks that actually constitute a large amount of their economic well-being?
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Old 10-01-2007, 06:29 PM
 
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Well if you consider that a lot of those stocks are a huge indicator of how well American companies are doing, and that American companies doing well is good for the economy, you don't have to break out a calculator and worry about stock ownership percentages.
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Old 10-01-2007, 06:45 PM
 
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"What's good for corporate America's what's good for all of us," right? It'll all trickle down.
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