tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post2261053529312922001..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Europe lags the rebound in U.S. and Asia-PacificScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-87414990953881022082010-02-17T16:17:03.179-08:002010-02-17T16:17:03.179-08:00What about the deficit spending....Obama spent a r...What about the deficit spending....Obama spent a ridiculous $1.4 Trillion more than he brought in.....<br /><br />admittedly, even though such spending is reckless, it must have contributed signifncantly to production in some form or another.<br /><br />After all, if that money was simply saved in our retirement accounts, it would have sat there and not contributed much.alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-23101242150462702222010-02-17T15:57:47.467-08:002010-02-17T15:57:47.467-08:00alsty: I think the stimulus package passed one yea...alsty: I think the stimulus package passed one year ago contributed almost nothing to the economy's recovery. Indeed, I think the economy would have been stronger today without the stimulus.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-61107360067768325102010-02-17T15:56:53.363-08:002010-02-17T15:56:53.363-08:00WEH: Excellent points.WEH: Excellent points.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-28053652961179659422010-02-17T12:57:04.662-08:002010-02-17T12:57:04.662-08:00Scott,
What percentage of the increase in industr...Scott,<br /><br />What percentage of the increase in industrial production do you attribute to Obama's deficit spending and stimulous?<br /><br />How much more money do you think we have left to borrow as the appetite for US Bonds seems to be declining as of the most recent report?alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-72181683369607502122010-02-17T11:44:01.847-08:002010-02-17T11:44:01.847-08:00Mr. Grannis:
You mentioned the following in your ...Mr. Grannis:<br /><br />You mentioned the following in your post:<br /><br />“Big Government is one big reason for this; a case in point would be that since European companies find it much harder to fire people, they are also much less likely to hire them in the first place, thus explaining why German and French unemployment rates have been generally much higher than in the U.S.”<br /><br />W.E. Heasleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368333904571061995noreply@blogger.com