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Report: Economists Say Recession Over, Want Bernanke to Stay

phattonez said:
Couldn't just be that I hate his economic policies.
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Yeah.....That is ONE of the possibilities.

Did you like Bush/'s economic policies? (if not...have a link to any post your ever wrote (anywhere) saying so WHILE Bush was in power?)

Hmmm...Thought not
 
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^^Don't assume. You give me a good opportunity to make an ass out of you. I didn't like Bush's economic policies.
 
phattonez said:
Links to what? I only joined a few months ago.
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You were alive more than few months ago, yes?

Is this the first forum you ever belonged to or place where you made your political views known?

If you opposed Bush's economic policies, you must have some proof of that?? (links to older posts of yours from anywhere?)
Verifiable letters you sent to Bush, railing against his polices?

ANYTHING?
 
phattonez said:
I didn't like Bush's economic policies.
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I'm asking for proof of your above claim.
(just about everyone feels safe to take pot shots at the hated former president NOW but did youi do so when it would have maybe mattered? (I don't know you from a hole in the wall......You may very well have expressed yourself then &, if you did, I will admit I was wrong & apologize.

Let;'s see your proof.
 
Devil505 said:
Let;'s see your proof.
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I'm not going to go looking for posts years back just to make you happy. That's too much work for no reason.
 
celticlord said:
Seems like you're always looking for proof and not giving any. Why is that?
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I give plenty of proof. You just refuse to accept anything that doesn't fit your preconceived, myopic views of the world.
 
Devil505 said:
No surprise there.:popcorn2:
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I wouldn't expect you to go searching back either. What does me looking this up except make you sound stupid? That's not enough satisfaction to waste a long time searching.
 
phattonez said:
I wouldn't expect you to go searching back either. What does me looking this up except make you sound stupid? That's not enough satisfaction to waste a long time searching.
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If I make a public statement claiming credit for something I did, I have enough pride that I would care to prove that I'm not just lying.....& would make the effort to back up my claim.
(But that's just me)

I admit to having a big mouth & often just shoot from the hip. If this is one of those (rare :lol:) occasions when I am wrong, I am man enough to admit it so.........Go ahead & prove me wrong.
 
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Devil505 said:
If I make a public statement claiming credit for something I did, I have enough pride that I would care to prove that I'm not just lying.....& would make the effort to back up my claim.
(But that's just me)

I admit to having a big mouth & often just shoot from the hip. If this is one of those (rare :lol:) occasions when I am wrong, I am man enough to admit it so.........Go ahead & prove me wrong.
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It's trivial. There's no point except to prove you wrong. It's not worth the work.
 
creation said:
Fair enough, perhaps I should have said the bailouts instead. Some of these have indeed been paid back.
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And I expect in the final analysis the AIG and financial bailout will end up costing the taxpayer nothing. With interest, we could actually make a profit. Certainly, most of the large recipients are more than capable of paying the money back once the economy turns.
 
stekim said:
And I expect in the final analysis the AIG and financial bailout will end up costing the taxpayer nothing. With interest, we could actually make a profit. Certainly, most of the large recipients are more than capable of paying the money back once the economy turns.
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It still doesn't compare to the amount of money that we could have made had we saved that money and invested in companies that were doing well.
 
phattonez said:
It still doesn't compare to the amount of money that we could have made had we saved that money and invested in companies that were doing well.
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Why should the government invest in companies that are doing well? What's the point?
 
stekim said:
Why should the government invest in companies that are doing well? What's the point?
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They shouldn't. They should have let us do with the money what we wanted.
 
stekim said:
Not sure what you are talking about!
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That the bailout of these companies was still a waste of money because that money could have been even more productive if left with the people.
 
phattonez said:
That the bailout of these companies was still a waste of money because that money could have been even more productive if left with the people.
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Left with what people? They didn't take the money from the people. Further, assuming that we were on the brink of financial armageddon, "leaving it with the people" would not have helped the people. But again, it wasn't their money anyway.
 
The government did not spend our money? Then whose money did it spend?
 
phattonez said:
The government did not spend our money? Then whose money did it spend?
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They borrowed it. Your taxes were already spent and then some. In the event the TARP money is not paid back you will ultimately be on the hook. If it is paid back, you spent nothing.
 
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