Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << I've run everything by my Financial Planner. >> Is your financial planner accounting for 10% inflation if we keep the current Republican economic policies?
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <You forgot to mention that before 2006 and 2007, incomes hadn't risen since 2000. Great work GWB! Stagnate wages for 6 years and then cry victory when they finally catch up where they once were!> I think the tech bubble bursting and a terrorist attack had a lot to do with that. But you're ignoring the fact that your statement was incorrect.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <Is your financial planner accounting for 10% inflation if we keep the current Republican economic policies?> Or more if we adopt Democrat ones?
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy Republican strategy for the 21st Century: If all else fails, blame the terrorists.
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Originally Posted By Sport Goofy Of course, maybe Douglas is a short trader in the stock market and makes all of his money from an economy in the toilet. That would be a good reason to vote for McCain.
Originally Posted By Mr X No, that would be me (Countrywide was my finest investment, in fact). Even so, I don't want a McCain presidency!
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh Maybe SportGoofy is a short trader in the stock market and makes all of his money from an economy in the toilet. That would be a good reason to vote for Obama.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy I made some money on ExxonMobil when GWB was first elected. Really a no brainer investment decision. I've since donated the proceeds to the Nature Conservancy.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <"Incomes Up, Inequality Down"> That was interesting, thank you. Of course, if you dig a little deeper... <a href="http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_econindicators_income_20080826" target="_blank">http://www.epi.org/content.cfm...20080826</a> "Numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau this morning show that the inflation-adjusted incomes of median households rose by 1.3% in 2007 from the previous year, from $49,568 in 2006 to $50,233 in 2007 (2007 dollars), while the overall poverty rate or increased slightly, from 12.3% to 12.5%. Given the weakening job market last year, the median income of working-age households (those headed by someone less than 65) rose insignificantly in 2007, and was $2,010 below its 2000 level. While last year’s overall income gains are good news, the longer-range view is quite different. The Census figures show that the economic cycle that began in 2000 and ended late last year was one of the weakest on record for working families, despite strong overall economic growth during the same period (see Table 1 and Figure 1)." See particularly the first chart, in which they compare this decade's growth in real median household income to others. $1869 for 1969-1979. $2855 for 1979-1989. $3888 for 1989-2000. And negative 324 for 2000-2007. Yeah, Bush's economy has been fabulous.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <Of course, if you dig a little deeper...> Or play with the numbers to present the worst possible scenario.
Originally Posted By gadzuux So I poked around on the branson board. And yes, there's a heavy whiff of barely veiled racism all through it. But it's more than just that - it's also knee-jerk in-your-face jingoism without any hint of irony. And willful ignorance. Most believe that Obama was calling Palin a pig. Except do they? They say they do but there were also comments about how they're "sure millions of americans will think so too". It's a herd mentality - a need to know that they're being boosted and backed by a mob of like-minded people. Kind of like whistling past the graveyard. It IS tempting to register to post, but you're right - ultimately it's a fruitless exercise. I'd be dismissed as some san francisco pinko commie fag and immediately become a poster boy for everything that's wrong with america. Still, it was interesting to pull the curtain back and peek into their pedestrian little lives. Branson, RT? Really? That's one place I'd go out of my way to avoid.
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Originally Posted By Dabob2 <<Of course, if you dig a little deeper...>> <Or play with the numbers to present the worst possible scenario.> Please show me how those numbers were "played with" if you're going to make that sort of assertion. I'll wait.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I've got to tell you. If they had Box Car Willie playing in a Branson Theater I would pay HUGE money to see that. Seeing as how he died eight years ago.
Originally Posted By gadzuux ah - well, this may not be the freshest tip you get then. But I did hear that there was a lot of fingerpickin' banjo music and the show was really good. Try the chicken.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I hear that Boxcar Willie is a hot ticket in Branson. Seriously. << This in spite of being dead for over 9 years! <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxcar_Willie" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B...r_Willie</a>
