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Top Economic Adviser: ‘Of Course’ Recession Isn’t Over

We've been hearing for months now that we're, "in recovery".

I am recovering from a flu now. That does not mean I don't have the flu or feel crappy. Now, I repeat the question: who has been saying the recession is over? I have not, you have not, most economists have not, most conservatives have not, most liberals have not. Who is saying it?
 
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Let's cease with the attacks and stick to the topic at hand.
 
I am recovering from a flu now. That does not mean I don't have the flu or feel crappy. Now, I repeat the question: who has been saying the recession is over? I have not, you have not, most economists have not, most conservatives have not, most liberals have not. Who is saying it?

We've been hearing for six months that the end is near.

Obama Says Recession Nears End as Data Improve While Polls Fall - Bloomberg.com

Is this going to be one o those perpetual recessions where it's on when it's in the Libbos's good and off when it's not?
 
We found something to agree on.

Is the military funded on socialist principles? I mean.... who owns the "means"?;)
 
Does conscription exist in this country?

The people do.

Good! And who owns 85% of Électricité de France?

Are you following me yet?
 
Why not just say what you mean rather than flame baiting?

I already did, and yet you failed to pick up on it. You support big government aspects when it suits your interests (just like anyone else would). I am assuming that was Haut's point.
 
I already did, and yet you failed to pick up on it. You support big government aspects when it suits your interests (just like anyone else would). I am assuming that was Haut's point.

Maintaining a military isn't big government...lol. It's the government's repsonsibility, as described in the Constitution...:rofl
 
Maintaining a military isn't big government...lol. It's the government's repsonsibility, as described in the Constitution...:rofl

Over 500 billion sounds like big government to me.
 
I did address your post. Perhaps you should address mine.

How the hell did you address my post? Your entire argument was that because COTUS allows it, it's not Socialist.

How did you address my post? Or are you again incapable of understanding the English Language?

I ask you to explain why COTUS allowing something suddenly doesn't make it Socialist. How the HELL did you address that?
 
He cannot help it because he views anything "socialist" as evil and bad.

And where socialism is anything he does not like. The terms Socialism and Communism here really have no definition other then "anything I don't like." All too often we see people call obviously socialist programs not to be Socialist because they like them and declare programs and countries that are not Communist to be Communist. There are still people here calling the most capitalistic country on the planet "Communist."

English is not strong with many here.
 
Did anyone watch the video (besides me, that appears to be a common theme here)?

She outright states that on GDP, it's over. But she also states on her definition, that a recession is not over until everyone who wants to work are back to work. That in itself is an endless recession as there are always people who want to work who for some reason aren't working. To attack Obama on such a definition is asinine, insane and entirely dishonest as it means the US economy has been in a recession since day the founders declared their independence. The only time under her definition that a recession is over is when we hit 0% unemployment. :rofl
 
And where socialism is anything he does not like. The terms Socialism and Communism here really have no definition other then "anything I don't like." All too often we see people call obviously socialist programs not to be Socialist because they like them and declare programs and countries that are not Communist to be Communist. There are still people here calling the most capitalistic country on the planet "Communist."

English is not strong with many here.

The military is socialism?
 
APDST, while I agree with your viewpoints 100%, you are taking the thread off topic for a 2nd time in as many pages. I don't want you to get in trouble with the mods here who already warned us to stay on track, so if you don't have anything to say about the recession, then maybe start a new thread on your topic. Trust me, I agree with you, but I don't want you to get in trouble because of your passion for our fighting men and women.
 
APDST, while I agree with your viewpoints 100%, you are taking the thread off topic for a 2nd time in as many pages. I don't want you to get in trouble with the mods here who already warned us to stay on track, so if you don't have anything to say about the recession, then maybe start a new thread on your topic. Trust me, I agree with you, but I don't want you to get in trouble because of your passion for our fighting men and women.

I'm taking the thread off topic? Are you for real?
 
Did anyone watch the video (besides me, that appears to be a common theme here)?

Your towering arrogance here presumes that all that disagree with your take is wrong, and they OBVIOUSLY didn't watch the video. Has it ever occurred to you that sometimes... just sometimes two people can see the same material and come to differing conclusions?
 
Your towering arrogance here presumes that all that disagree with your take is wrong, and they OBVIOUSLY didn't watch the video. Has it ever occurred to you that sometimes... just sometimes two people can see the same material and come to differing conclusions?

Tell me how she defined her definition of when the recession is over if you think I'm wrong. What you fail (or deliberately ignore) is that I actually have stated reasons based on the actual text or video for my comments. You have never, in any thread so far, addressed these reasons.

Commence the personal insults that stem from Mr. V's inability to back up anything he says.
 
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The military is socialism?

What would you call somebody providing a service for the State and then that State taking care of most of their needs from housing to feeding on top of the salary already provided for the individual? You know where they do a lot of that? Cuba.
 
What would you call somebody providing a service for the State and then that State taking care of most of their needs from housing to feeding on top of the salary already provided for the individual? You know where they do a lot of that? Cuba.

By that logic, every job is socialism because there uis compensation in them all. Do you know what socialism is?

I think being an all volunteer service kinda kills the socialism argument.
 
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