Economy

Demeter

(85,373 posts)

23. BENIGN?!!

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:26 AM

Oct 2012

Prices cannot rise, because people will not pay--they can't. Even gas collapsed to $3.50 here over the weekend. Everything is cheaper because gas is so costly.

Talk about lying with statistics.

What part of "16% real unemployment, wages declining since 1972" do the bean counters not understand?

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

53 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Tuesday, 16 October 2012 [View all] Tansy_Gold Oct 2012 OP

Is the Greek Crisis a Harbinger of Our Future? Demeter Oct 2012 #1

Can We Make the International Monetary Fund More Democratic? Demeter Oct 2012 #2

Biotech Scientist: It�s �Awesome� that GMOs Cause Infertility, Death By Anthony Gucciardi Demeter Oct 2012 #3

Ed is a real cynic, he must be to rationalize his work this way siligut Oct 2012 #4

Welcome to SMW, siligut! Tansy_Gold Oct 2012 #5

Thank you, Tansy_Gold siligut Oct 2012 #53

When it Comes to Hunger, Zero is the Only Acceptable Number By Sabina Zaccaro Demeter Oct 2012 #7

World Bank Refuses Call to Halt Land Deals By Carey L. Biron Demeter Oct 2012 #13

How January�s Fiscal Cliff Turns Into a Gentle Hill by Feb. (or March) By Robert Reich Demeter Oct 2012 #6

Billionaire CEO Threatens to Fire Employees if Obama Wins By Scott Keyes Demeter Oct 2012 #8

Fort Wayne Makes a Revolutionary Transformation By Marian Kisch Demeter Oct 2012 #9

Who Should Ensure Families Only Take on College Debt They can Afford? Demeter Oct 2012 #10

The Politics of the Jobs Report By Robert Reich Demeter Oct 2012 #11

Obama wins? So what? By Allan Goldstein Demeter Oct 2012 #12

Sic Transit Gloria Mundi Demeter Oct 2012 #14

US Futures - Golden due to Goldman Roland99 Oct 2012 #15

Today's Reports Roland99 Oct 2012 #16

US Sept CPI Roland99 Oct 2012 #17

US Sept Real Earnings Roland99 Oct 2012 #18

US September Manufacturing Output Roland99 Oct 2012 #31

i'm ready for tuesday xchrom Oct 2012 #19

You are the only one Demeter Oct 2012 #24

that's my expression everyday when i wake up. xchrom Oct 2012 #26

That's about what I looked like for my 25 year hs reunion Tansy_Gold Oct 2012 #42

Fabulous! nt xchrom Oct 2012 #44

I'm with Snoopy on this Demeter Oct 2012 #20

Awww, this weened we had little tiny birds, smaller than sparrows kickysnana Oct 2012 #43

Consumer Prices in U.S. Rose in September as Fuel Costs Jumped xchrom Oct 2012 #21

BENIGN?!! Demeter Oct 2012 #23

... xchrom Oct 2012 #25

China Credit Card Romney Assails Gives Way to Japan xchrom Oct 2012 #22

Germany Open to Precautionary Credit for Spain, Lawmakers Say xchrom Oct 2012 #27

Ah! Another Miracle Day Demeter Oct 2012 #28

Meet Michael Corbat, The Former NFL Prospect Who Just Became The CEO Of Citi xchrom Oct 2012 #29

UPDATE: Here's The Spain Story That's Causing The Market To Surge xchrom Oct 2012 #30

Buy the rumour, sell on reality Roland99 Oct 2012 #33

Hot rumors, DOW up +77. n/t DemReadingDU Oct 2012 #34

Reality will get its turn in 5...4...3...2... Demeter Oct 2012 #48

The Spanish rescue is already being walked back >>>> Roland99 Oct 2012 #49

Europe Has Another Big Crisis, And It's MUCH Bigger Than Sovereign Debt xchrom Oct 2012 #32

Germany's Sch�uble Presents Master Plan for Euro xchrom Oct 2012 #35

I'm really beginnning to be annoyed by him Demeter Oct 2012 #45

Starbucks paid no tax in UK xchrom Oct 2012 #36

Budget in Portugal includes special 4% levy on earnings xchrom Oct 2012 #37

Global engine room chugging along xchrom Oct 2012 #38

XPOST: Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit Resigns. Hugin Oct 2012 #39

What does Pandit know? DemReadingDU Oct 2012 #40

Maybe he has 6 months to live Demeter Oct 2012 #46

Sounds like a coup, though Demeter Oct 2012 #47

SFO ends Kaupthing collapse investigation xchrom Oct 2012 #41

Federal Reserve Future Unemployment Rate Calculator jtuck004 Oct 2012 #50

A more useful toy Demeter Oct 2012 #51

A123 Systems files for bankruptcy tclambert Oct 2012 #52