My opinion as to where things are heading is opinion, even as it is based on data/historical experience. Time will tell about whether my idea of moderate growth (economy and jobs) turns out to be more accurate than the idea of "no growth" for the timelines specified in this thread.
you talk yet say nothing
Personally, I hope that 2010 economic and job growth proves stronger than what I expect.
fascinating, revealing, NOT a waste of anyone's time
I could care less whether more robust growth has a political impact and I suspect that dimension is influencing some efforts to talk down the emergent cyclical rebound.
at&t out a billion is not talking down
86% in crisis is not talking down
interest on the debt to approach a tril in just over 5 years is not talking down
the dangerously upside down status of our biggest and most expensive states is not talking down
the uncertainties surrounding health care, cap and trade, reg reform, is not talking down
half of those hamped already re-defaulting---not talk
gas prices, initial jobless claims, foreigners dumping our debt---not talk
4.5 million foreclosures coming in the immediate future is not talking down
no, not talking down, just talking
ie, LINKS
IMO, stronger growth's positive societal benefit is far more important than whether such growth has an impact on the 2010 and, even more, 2012 elections.
fascinating, do tell more
what's your favorite color?
Having said that, what most definitely is not opinion are the actual economic statistics once they are finalized. Real GDP growth can be found on the Bureau of Economic Analysis' website. Monthly changes in total non-farm payrolls can be found in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employment Situation Report.
talking, but not saying anything
that is, everyone already knows where to find gdp's
there's more to an economy than gdp, friend
That a poll suggests that 86% of Americans described the economy as a "crisis" is a matter of how Americans felt about the present state of affairs when they were surveyed.
really?
Even as I agree with those sentiments given the nation's high unemployment rate, those sentiments have no bearing whatsoever on the issue of whether there is or is not economic growth.
the states of mind of the folks comprising the economy go far to determine just whether and how much growth is actually realized
GDP data shows that there has been growth in the two most recent quarters. During that time, real GDP has expanded 1.9%.
yes, we all acknowledged that when it happened