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Elmore Furth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:15 AM Original message |
In Study, 2 Economists Say Intervention Helped Avert a 2nd Depression |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
1. It was the Bush tax cut that saved us... |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:25 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. And the free market. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Ain't that the truth! |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. AND all those anti-regulation policies |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Remember those faith-based initiatives too! |
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Downwinder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. And WAR stimulating the economy. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 12:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Bush saved us from the era of 'Big Peace and Prosperity.' |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 12:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. No, it was Regans trickle down finally paying off. Not that giving tax cuts to the wealthy didn't |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
2. Somebody inform them that it is not over yet, not by a long shot. nt |
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nyy1998 (984 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. No one is doing victory laps. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. And a damn good thing that is too. nt |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
3. Glad they decided to investigate it. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
8. Oh shit., positive news about Obama's administration |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 10:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. sheesh |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
28. He done it! |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
12. The last paragraph is the best line of the whole article.. |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 12:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Your words..."...as the Republicans wanted to do"... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
13. Was this the *only* intervention possible? |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 11:28 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. No.. but it was the only one congress and the WH could collectively agree on. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 11:42 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Im not so sure about that |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Perhaps, but all of these measures barely passed congress... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. "we did not have have the luxury of time" |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. And you have some special knowledge that we did have time?? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. The first TARP vote failed |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Yeah they had a few days.. but thats not much time to conjure up a massive spending bill.. |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Wish I could find the thread/post showing that Wall St. execs pretty much just threatened to cause.. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 06:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Actually, we did have the luxury of time. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
15. I haven't heard |
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Downwinder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Main Street here has become a liquidation mall. |
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ozone_man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
29. It's a bit early to say that. |
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