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- Rising unemployment (Could and WILL lead to civil unrest)
- Bailouts that will lead to massive inflation
- Possibility of another terrorist attack (Will most likely be nuclear)
- Possibility of civil war
- An increasingly dumbed down population that DOESN'T read AKA sheep.
Originally posted by JediK
- Bailouts that will lead to massive inflation
Originally posted by Vojvoda
Originally posted by JediK
- Bailouts that will lead to massive inflation
Bailouts don't lead to massive inflation . They skyrocket public debt.
Originally posted by burdman30ott6
Originally posted by Vojvoda
Originally posted by JediK
- Bailouts that will lead to massive inflation
Bailouts don't lead to massive inflation . They skyrocket public debt.
Bailouts wouldn't lead to massive inflation... IF the money used in the bailout was money that had already been in circulation prior to said bailout. PRINTING buttloads of new currency to use in these bailouts and then using it leads to massive inflation.
It is the simplest application of scarcity & value... the more scarce something is, the more value it has, conversely, the more abundant it is, the less it is worth.
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
What people fail to realize about these supposed market fluctuations, is that they're all based on FEAR, just like everything else is.
These numbers are artificially placed there by the people who run things to make sure that we follow the leader into accepting whatever "bail out" packages these people come up with in order to keep the businesses that got us into this mess, continue to reap profits from our hard labor.
There is enough of EVERTHING in the world, the only thing holding us back is competition, so long as we have a million different companies making the same product and pretending that there isn't enough to go around, or that they're product is better, there will ALWAYS be a crisis.
People need to work together, to create companies that work for the best interest of the people, no the product.
Lets remember, 97% of the USA's money isn't material, its computerized. Numbers in a computer are extremely easy to manipulate for anybody's gain.
Originally posted by fleabit
And finally, you like so many others, don't give enough credit to other people. I'm about sick of the sheeple comment. The assumption that everyone except the few educational and aware elite (snicker) have a clue what is going on. Underestimation of other humans is a trait that makes me weary.
Originally posted by hotbakedtater
I have read online that Caterpillar is making digging machines for the moon. Could that be why they are making a profit? Isn't construction down? Or do they have more products that construction equipment(besides the space stuff)?
I think I may invest in a couple of those stocks, esp McDonald's.
Originally posted by Sonya610
Originally posted by hotbakedtater
I have read online that Caterpillar is making digging machines for the moon. Could that be why they are making a profit? Isn't construction down? Or do they have more products that construction equipment(besides the space stuff)?
I think I may invest in a couple of those stocks, esp McDonald's.
Caterpillar just had layoffs today. Now McDonald's, thats a good bet. They had seen a small boost in sales since the fall. People are eating cheap.
Originally posted by reluctantpawn
What I don't understand is why the market sees so many layoffs and negative returns or at least slowdowns, and when one company shows some kink of positive spin the market will jump up a hundred points. Currently we see reporting on the worst consumer confidence ever and the market is up. Can some one explain this anomaly to me?