Comments on: The Percentage of the U.S. Economy Devoted to Consumer Spending Went Up and Up http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/us-economy-devoted-to-consumer-spending/2008/07/31/ An independent perspective on the Australian and global investment markets Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:27:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: christina http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/us-economy-devoted-to-consumer-spending/2008/07/31/comment-page-1/#comment-34144 christina Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:13:15 +0000 http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/?p=3136#comment-34144 And maybe they could change the name of the white house to the nut house And maybe they could change the name of the white house to the nut house

]]> By: christina http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/us-economy-devoted-to-consumer-spending/2008/07/31/comment-page-1/#comment-34143 christina Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:12:19 +0000 http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/?p=3136#comment-34143 Poor New York. Maybe they should sell the statue of Liberty on ebay Poor New York. Maybe they should sell the statue of Liberty on ebay

]]> By: E.U.Jimmy http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/us-economy-devoted-to-consumer-spending/2008/07/31/comment-page-1/#comment-32982 E.U.Jimmy Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:05:11 +0000 http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/?p=3136#comment-32982 So consumers not spending, banks not lending, business not investing, mutual funds sitting on piles of cash; it sounds like we need some old Keynes. Government deficit at half a trillion sound huge, but a deficit less than 3% sounds like there is plenty of room to borrow. Are there no bridges to repair, highways to upgrade, TGV lines to build? So consumers not spending, banks not lending, business not investing, mutual funds sitting on piles of cash; it sounds like we need some old Keynes. Government deficit at half a trillion sound huge, but a deficit less than 3% sounds like there is plenty of room to borrow. Are there no bridges to repair, highways to upgrade, TGV lines to build?

]]> By: Greg http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/us-economy-devoted-to-consumer-spending/2008/07/31/comment-page-1/#comment-32838 Greg Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:14:56 +0000 http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/?p=3136#comment-32838 SemGroup went bankrupt because it was shorting oil futures. But since the evil oil speculators were supposed to be driving up prices, this story was downplayed. Read the story: http://news.silverseek.com/TedButler/1217265595.php SemGroup went bankrupt because it was shorting oil futures. But since the evil oil speculators were supposed to be driving up prices, this story was downplayed.

Read the story: http://news.silverseek.com/TedButler/1217265595.php

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