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Posted by Road Glidin' Don on September 17, 2008, 2:41 pm
> "Ladies and gentlemen: The state of our economy is strong."
> -President George Bush (1/31/07)
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> "There have been some recent signs that our economy is beginning
> to improve."
> -President George Bush (8/30/08)
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> "I'm confident that our capital markets are flexible and resilient,
> and can deal with these adjustments."
> -President George Bush (9/15/08)
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> Just wondering if the recent tax cuts have already stimulated the
> economy sufficiently to provide funding for these bailout thingies
> that people keep talking about ? How many motorcycles will this
> new found prosperity enable me to buy ?
>
> Thanks in advance for explaining this complicated subject.
I'm more of the opinion that the role of politicians' actions is
overblown. Economies are cyclical like the weather and about as
predictable in the long term. Happy is the leader who just happens to
be presiding during good times, woe to the one who is not.
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