GDP - Dismal

[volinbham]

Wall Street slumps on weak GDP - NASDAQ.com

Guess Steve Wynn was right about that big wet blanket...

Previous quarter revised down to 0.4% and this one at 1.3%. Summer of recovery where are ya?

 

[droski]

just look at what the tea party has done to the economy

 

[golfballs]

we need to raise taxes on the wealthy. think of all the money that we can get and put towards the GDP!

 

[HSVol]

we need to raise taxes on the wealthy. think of all the money that we can get and put towards the GDP!

You mean since not raising taxes on 2% of the population is working so well?

 

[volinbham]

As further evidence that this guy just doesn't get it - he is currently (today on the day the horrible GDP numbers come out) the mandate that car manufacturer fleets avg. 54 mpg by 2025!

Is it any wonder businesses are sitting back and holding out until 2012 at a minimum?

 

[volinbham]

You mean since not raising taxes on 2% of the population is working so well?

Can't imagine how raising taxes on them will boost GDP. Can imagine how it would retard GDP.

 

[golfballs]

I saw a private jet yesterday. I wanted to throw up. The government should seize it so Pelosi can fly around and tout her World-saving agenda.

 

[HSVol]

Can't imagine how raising taxes on them will boost GDP. Can imagine how it would retard GDP.

This is true. My snarky comment was dumb in this context and more appropriate for another discussion.

 

[volinbham]

This is true. My snarky comment was dumb in this context and more appropriate for another discussion.

No sweat - you've got along way to go to challenge the snarky and/or dumb commentary that goes on in here

Glad to have another voice in the Poly forum :hi: