tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post3688397610663824738..comments2024-03-18T13:22:06.536-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: The economic news is not worse than expectedScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-41876670740447130762013-02-01T06:34:46.864-08:002013-02-01T06:34:46.864-08:00Nice Post for all.
WIND APPNice Post for all.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://thecoastal-life.com" rel="nofollow">WIND APP</a><br />Coastallife22https://www.blogger.com/profile/16474491620903014517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-17901662125609780362013-01-31T07:49:00.140-08:002013-01-31T07:49:00.140-08:00Good to see you are starting the year as an optimi...Good to see you are starting the year as an optimist.Divsurgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045309175306331700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-50521563242686807882013-01-31T05:37:05.294-08:002013-01-31T05:37:05.294-08:00@Benjamin, you said, "Military outlays are a ...@Benjamin, you said, "Military outlays are a pure drag and black hole, economically speaking." You are spot on!McKibbinUSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545798495680527622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-40697664570523215092013-01-31T05:35:08.596-08:002013-01-31T05:35:08.596-08:00@Joseph Constable, most writers use the term "...@Joseph Constable, most writers use the term "egalitarianism" rather than "equalitarianism" -- more at:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egalitarianism<br /><br />I agree with your major points...McKibbinUSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545798495680527622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-6183760562156142482013-01-31T04:23:11.605-08:002013-01-31T04:23:11.605-08:00The average guess of the "experts" was 1...The average guess of the "experts" was 1.1% growth. BEA reported no growth. The equity markets remained stable for most of the day because they were waiting for the Fed release at 2:15 pm EST.<br /><br />If the sequester gets implemented in March, then another $40-$50 billion will be cut from defense spending between then and September 30th. Thus, 1Q-13 could see another down month Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767085539237536998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-76600561667684011422013-01-30T20:59:15.768-08:002013-01-30T20:59:15.768-08:00Investing in stocks is all about the time frame. ...Investing in stocks is all about the time frame. A brother-in-law has had his entire retirement fund in equity index EFTs for 10 years. He believes in America and the S&P 500 is America. You believe in it or not.<br /><br />As long as the money supply is going up corporate profits should hold up and in turn hold up the market. If the economy doesn’t organically start to grow by the time Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-51156810271626221912013-01-30T20:44:07.627-08:002013-01-30T20:44:07.627-08:00Everyone realizes that the very weak GDP growth (-...Everyone realizes that the very weak GDP growth (-.5%) reported for last year's fourth quarter was an anomaly and not a harbinger of recession, the product of sharp defense cutbacks --Scott Grannis.<br /><br />Wel, I guess Scott has become a Keynesian. <br /><br />Personally, I think the smaller federal outlays are, the better.<br /><br />A case might be made for federal outlays that go into Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-10173546110993875392013-01-30T15:05:10.337-08:002013-01-30T15:05:10.337-08:00you have convinced me you are a computer program. ...you have convinced me you are a computer program. nothing else would explain such mindless panglossian behaviour, militantly almost, over the past years. <br />marcusbalbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596266889368486043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-20247681873210200412013-01-30T12:56:50.095-08:002013-01-30T12:56:50.095-08:00Let's face it, the US economy is tanking -- to...Let's face it, the US economy is tanking -- to date, we have not seen anything close to a "recovery" in real working wages, real home values, or the employment to population ratio -- the good news is that a tanking growth rate means declining equity values, which spells B-U-Y -- now is the time to build one's equity portfolio with dividend and rent-earning equities on the cheap McKibbinUSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545798495680527622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-13735619113778350332013-01-30T12:13:25.988-08:002013-01-30T12:13:25.988-08:00"Everyone knows that people who begin their s..."Everyone knows that people who begin their statement by "everyone knows" are short of arguments."<br /><br />That was funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-37687764070904509112013-01-30T12:11:37.989-08:002013-01-30T12:11:37.989-08:00Everyone knows that people who begin their stateme...Everyone knows that people who begin their statement by "everyone knows" are short of arguments.<br /><br />"...where it [GDP] could have been if fiscal and monetary policy had been more growth-friendly"<br /><br />Um, seriously? What part of 10% fiscal deficit, ZIRP, QE infinity is not "growth-friendly"?Gloeschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705125909506053628noreply@blogger.com