Gary Markstein by Gary Markstein

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  1. cabrobst

    cabrobst said, 2 months ago

    Let us not forget who broke it.

  2. motivemagus

    motivemagus said, 2 months ago

    Yeah, right.

  3. nomad2112

    nomad2112 said, 2 months ago

    LMAO ! ! ! ! ! ! !

  4. stealth6948

    stealth6948 said, 2 months ago

    More worried about their jobs than the Economy

  5. HOWGOZIT

    HOWGOZIT said, 2 months ago

    Democrat Congress broke it.

  6. GNWachs

    GNWachsGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

    A recovery without new jobs therefore productivity is going up. Stock market sees increased productivity and stock prices go up.

    I have a perfect solution for this no new jobs dilemma. Lets increase the deficit. Lets increase the debt. Lets increase taxes. Lets punish the productive and maybe they will invest more and create more jobs. And since we know capitalism is evil and the bosses make money lets increase taxes again.

  7. senorbullwinkle

    senorbullwinkleGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

    bush wouldn’t even call it a recession

  8. Copperdomebodhi

    Copperdomebodhi said, 2 months ago

    Hey GN,

    I like your plan. Run up the deficit temporarily to boost the economy, require the people who have gotten nothing but tax cuts for 28 years to pay their fair share, and then pay the deficit down with the proceeds. That kind of economics got us out of the Great Depression. It also got us out of the post-WWII slump and created the economic boom of the 1950s.

    On the other hand, supply-side economics has failed every time it’s been tried. Latest report from the census bureau? Under a Republican President and Republican congress, the economic strength of the nation got worse in every measurable way: http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/09/closingthebookon_thebush_legacy.php

    Right-wingers love to complain about Bush being held responsible for the consequences of his actions. He doesn’t get blamed enough.

  9. David

    DavidGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

    Let us not forget who is helping it stay broken by taking more money out of the pockets of the people who drive it to fund their massive spending programs.

    If you want to start nailing down Presidents who are responsible for the consequences of their actions, start your search at 1913 and work your way to 2009. 1913 was the year America started betraying her own economic principles.

  10. d_legendary1

    d_legendary1 said, 2 months ago

    Yeah GNW lets go ahead and associate stocks, a commodities principle, with productivity, an economic principle, and see how many people are gullible enough to agree with your flawed statement.

    The stock market has nothing to do with productivity but rather the trading of ownership shares of a company or commodity from one individual to another. When oil went up to $115 a barrel did that mean productivity went up? Of course not! Productivity went down as a matter of fact because the price was for the commodity was artificially high that you could make economic profit with less supply. You could also apply this rule to Enron. While it had a high stock value it was losing its A$$ right before its collapse!!

  11. believecommonsense

    believecommonsenseGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

    ^ and when it comes to hedge funds, there is no trading or ownership of shares. It’s like placing a bet on a sports game through a bookie. Guess right, get lotsa money. Guess wrong, lose money. But it doesn’t affect the performance of the sports team, nor fill the stadium seats either way