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ProgressiveOne (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 08:24 AM Original message |
Reuters: Consumer Spending Rebounds Sharply |
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mac56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
1. "Recent soft spot"?! |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 11:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
16. yep, that was my thought too |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. Back to school! |
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rangerfan (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 09:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Don't know if it was all due to school starting. In July we bought |
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Doctor Smith (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 09:56 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Did you buy it, or did the bank buy it for you? |
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rangerfan (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 10:30 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Mortgage company with a big down payment. 3/4's of the |
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Ripley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 10:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Well thank the baby Jesus for that! |
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rangerfan (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 10:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. No one likes a smartass. What about all the other houses being |
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Ripley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 10:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Your post sounded pretty smart ass. |
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rangerfan (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 10:48 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Stop whining. Things are getting better, more people are going |
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aneerkoinos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 12:13 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I won't |
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rangerfan (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 12:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. My compulsive consumerism?? What debt load?? |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 12:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. If you watch how trees grow, you will see how good years and bad years.... |
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aneerkoinos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 01:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Plural you. Americans. n/t |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 01:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Just one point on job growth |
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rangerfan (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 02:57 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. "So why is adding only 1.5 million jobs considered a positive thing?" |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 03:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. It would be nice if the unemployment rate were accurate |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 03:55 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. The unemployment rate has nothing to do with eligibility for insurance. |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 07:56 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Here is another post from someone else. |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 03:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. Good lord! There really ARE people that swallow the NeoCon hook!!.... |
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rangerfan (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 04:12 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. "How many people simply stopped looking for work, ..." |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 09:54 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. If you want numbers, contact any homeless organization... |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 03:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. Besides the media & the NeoCons, you must be the only other one... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 09:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
48. Tell me where people are getting work, I live here in texas and there |
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Supply Side Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-31-04 12:46 AM Response to Reply #14 |
55. A typical 'I got mine, so fuck you' mentality. |
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arlib (149 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 03:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
38. No one on this board... |
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zoeybug (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 10:27 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Thing are looking up for our family as well. |
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llmart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 12:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
23. Just because your personal situation looks good...... |
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rangerfan (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 01:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Funny, but where I work (in an industry hardest hit by 9/11) |
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They_LIHOP (151 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 03:23 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Go ahead and say it... |
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rangerfan (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 04:24 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Actually our corp hq is in Iowa along with the majority of our employees. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 09:58 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. if your company is doing so well... |
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llmart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 03:32 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. There's a big difference between being a pessimist..... |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 03:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. It's called "pork" in some circles, particularly during an election year.. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 10:21 PM Response to Reply #24 |
51. Betcha rangerfan is designing and/or building |
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jackieforthedems (534 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 08:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
47. I Know Back To School Was |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
3. It was a large increase in auto sales, however, August is shaping up poorl |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 09:31 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. looks like it was |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
7. How much of this was due... |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 10:26 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. That's Probably Part Of It |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 11:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Anybody who believes this current Government statistics is surely a fool |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 12:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Just in time for the convention |
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bobbyboucher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
15. The eocnomy sucks, no amount of lipstick cand dress up |
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A_Possum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
22. A catastrophic success |
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cspiguy (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
26. yeah, on GAS! |
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ItsMyParty (835 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
28. Bloomberg News just minutes ago |
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llmart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 03:39 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. My situation is very similar..... |
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Mr.Green93 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
36. Many go on spending sprees before filing bankruptcy. |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
39. Back To School |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
43. refinancing |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
44. Just talking up the bushco economy d:vO |
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savistocate (406 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-31-04 12:06 AM Response to Reply #44 |
53. Another Post--Stocks dip on Consumer Income |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-31-04 12:37 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. I tell ya, I am just sick of Merry -go - rounds |
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AmandaRuth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
46. didn't read the whole post, but here is what is going on where i am |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-30-04 10:52 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Some people just don't understand |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-31-04 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
56. This is of course a feeble plant story courtesy of the |
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porkrind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-31-04 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
57. "Consumer Spending Rebounds Sharply" |
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