tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post3782548019847239979..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Retail sales updateScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-75185704606292215742012-11-15T00:29:42.810-08:002012-11-15T00:29:42.810-08:00This is a recovery only; it is not true growth yet...This is a recovery only; it is not true growth yet.<br /><br />The solution is a smaller federal government---including much smaller defense, VA and homeland security outlays---and an aggressively growth-oriented monetary policy.Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-40357633036080295172012-11-14T13:20:30.035-08:002012-11-14T13:20:30.035-08:00The glass is half empty: S&P down 8% from the ...The glass is half empty: S&P down 8% from the peak 9/14/12.<br /><br />The glass is half full: S&P up 20% from 10/5/11 the end of a dip.<br /><br />Nobody who is serious says we are in a recession. At least not yet, China, Europe, and fiscal cliff willing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-66858390737322775262012-11-14T12:21:32.073-08:002012-11-14T12:21:32.073-08:00Year over year real retail sales is positive...a n...Year over year real retail sales is positive...a non recessionary condition...broderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17510948491117506660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-43109224642200571862012-11-14T11:04:12.798-08:002012-11-14T11:04:12.798-08:00Adjusted for population growth and retail sales do...Adjusted for population growth and retail sales don't look good at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com