Comments on: I’m sure http://www.1115.org/2005/12/27/im-sure/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Adam from PDX http://www.1115.org/2005/12/27/im-sure/comment-page-1/#comment-5761 Adam from PDX Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:40:03 +0000 http://www.1115.org/?p=2425#comment-5761 Somehow I don't think "fudging" will be a significant problem for anyone associated with this corrupt, scandalous, morally decimated regime. Somehow I don’t think “fudging” will be a significant problem for anyone associated with this corrupt, scandalous, morally decimated regime.

]]> By: matt http://www.1115.org/2005/12/27/im-sure/comment-page-1/#comment-5749 matt Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:10:09 +0000 http://www.1115.org/?p=2425#comment-5749 >I wouldn’t worry too much about the inverted yield curve, which is more a function of supply-and-demand than it is predictive of recession. You’d be hard pressed to find a respectable economist or financial analyst predicting recession next year. maybe not recession, but not a whole lot of predictions for a good market year. >The infuriating part is that the government has little impact on next year’s economic growth, but the structural weaknesses — taxation, deficits, trade, energy dependence, education — are entirely the result of bad political decisions. they had their impact in 01,02,03,04 and this year. nothing anyone can do now but sit back and fudge the numbers to make the economy look better than it is. >I wouldn’t worry too much about the inverted yield curve, which is more a function of supply-and-demand than it is predictive of recession. You’d be hard pressed to find a respectable economist or financial analyst predicting recession next year.

maybe not recession, but not a whole lot of predictions for a good market year.

>The infuriating part is that the government has little impact on next year’s economic growth, but the structural weaknesses — taxation, deficits, trade, energy dependence, education — are entirely the result of bad political decisions.

they had their impact in 01,02,03,04 and this year. nothing anyone can do now but sit back and fudge the numbers to make the economy look better than it is.

]]> By: seamus http://www.1115.org/2005/12/27/im-sure/comment-page-1/#comment-5745 seamus Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:05:10 +0000 http://www.1115.org/?p=2425#comment-5745 I wouldn't worry too much about the inverted yield curve, which is more a function of supply-and-demand than it is predictive of recession. You'd be hard pressed to find a respectable economist or financial analyst predicting recession next year. That said, you'd also be hard-pressed to find a respectable economist or financial analyst who's happy with the current structure of the US economy over the long haul. The infuriating part is that the government has little impact on next year's economic growth, but the structural weaknesses -- taxation, deficits, trade, energy dependence, education -- are entirely the result of bad political decisions. I wouldn’t worry too much about the inverted yield curve, which is more a function of supply-and-demand than it is predictive of recession. You’d be hard pressed to find a respectable economist or financial analyst predicting recession next year.

That said, you’d also be hard-pressed to find a respectable economist or financial analyst who’s happy with the current structure of the US economy over the long haul. The infuriating part is that the government has little impact on next year’s economic growth, but the structural weaknesses — taxation, deficits, trade, energy dependence, education — are entirely the result of bad political decisions.

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