[BOBTHENAILER]

If this good economic information keeps pouring in, we can hope for a repeat of people throwing themselves from high windows and balconies as was done by bankers and stockbrokers during the great crash leading to the Depression.

This time it won't be bankers and stockbrokers committing leaping harikari, it will be staffers and executives at the DNC headquarters.

[week 71]

It's difficult to see how there can be too much of a rebound with the dramatic increase in the amount of government spending that has occurred over the last 3 years. This does not even include the soon to be passed drug bill.

[BOBTHENAILER]

The DNC headquarters are currently under DC suicide watch. Despite their juggernaut against the economy, two wars, a vile terrorist attack, Clinton's cooking of the books leading to CLINTON'S RECESSION, Clinton's era of corporate book cooking greed (whose perps are now paying the price), SOMEHOW the economy is starting to show some serious signs of recovery.

I wonder, could it have anything to do with a Tax Cut or two?

[Dog Gone]

This time it won't be bankers and stockbrokers committing leaping harikari, it will be staffers and executives at the DNC headquarters.

And the handful of Freepers suffering from permanent pathological pessimism.

[Drango]

LOL... a look at the graph at the end shows the guess forecaste correlated with the actual, about as much as Hillary’s face is correlated with the sales of Penthouse.

[Coop]

And these numbers were in a Fox News poll today (on another thread):

The poll finds many Americans (57 percent) feel optimistic about the economy right now, with just over a third (36 percent) saying they feel pessimistic. Looking ahead to next year, over two-thirds (68 percent) think the country's economy will be in better shape, while over half (56 percent) think their personal financial situation will be better.

[Eala]

Paging Willie Green...

[Bill Davis FR]

and unemployment rate jumped up to 6.4% last month...how much higher

[y2k_free_radical]

PEOPLE are too vain and there is not enough stigma of shame anymore to enduce them to jump

[MonroeDNA]

The economy is treating me, and those here in South Florida, just fine.

Of course, we have no state income tax, are a right-to-work state, and in general, very business friendly.

(Not to mention high speed limits, "shall issue" CCW, Republican House, Senate, and Governor)

[rwfromkansas]

Let's remember how they sucked wind earlier in the year, though they were about accurate last year.

Also, unemployment is up to 6.4 percent and stocks are taking a dive.

[willa]

Last year my company laid off 20 percent of the workforce second layoff in a 100 year history. I am now on a four week "vacation" - forced furlough. It may go longer.

My husband got the news that there will be no bonus or raise - second time in 25 years. The first was in the first year of business. They also have downsized considerably over the last two years.

I really believe that the chickens are coming home to roost due to careless government fiscal policies such as massive indebtedness, socialistic intitlements and foolish trade policies. I don't see a reason why the economy will substantially improve. Do you? If so - what?? Tax cuts with increased spending?? I dont think so.

I think that there are a lot of people on here who are so worried that the economy will hurt the election of GW that they will not face the reality of what is happening to our once strong country.

Give me a reason for optimism.

[G-Man 1]

With masive amounts of jobs going overseas and uncontroled immagration into the country, I don't see where government stimulus is going to help very much.Soon there won't anyone able to buy any of this imported crap. When the average wage is down to 1.00 an hour you will see jobs returning to this country.