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hymiebravo 
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Posted on: Oct. 31 2007,2:31 pm |
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(Common Citizen @ Oct. 31 2007,1:52 pm)
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(hymiebravo @ Oct. 31 2007,12:18 pm)
QUOTE Yes the markets. You mean like the oiL markets, commodities markets, utility monopolies those sorts of things.
People HAVE to buy that stuff. One way or the other. Wether their pay check stays the same or not. You have to have food an electricity. gongYou do not have to buy oil or utitlities....that is a personal choice. Convenient, yes. Necessary, no. The small amish community south of Gordonsville is proof of that.
Your pretty fast and loose with that " GONG " there CC...
Paticularly for somebody whos grasping at tiny microscopic shards from tiny microscopic straws.
Yea I'll bet Cheney, Bush, Condee and Exon all lie awake at night worrying about the sudden conversion of the entire US to the " Amish " life style.
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Correct me if I'm wrong
I have a better idea...
Why don't you come back when you have it right. lol
Oh wait we'd never see you again.
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Wolfie
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Posted on: Oct. 31 2007,8:01 pm |
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I know its a hit to the pocket book and it also requires some technical know how, but there are now affordable solar and wind power system that can provide enough electricity for the average household to go "off-grid". Something I hope to do very soon. Both at home and the shop. Utilities are my two largest expenses at both locations. I would so love to tell Alliant Energy to go to hell with their unfair pricing structure for commercial utilities. But that a discussion for another day. As far as the recession goes. I have seen a slow down in discretionary spending, but not so much more than normal for this time of year just maybe a week or two earlier than normal. I might be a little bit more tuned in on that because what I sell nobody "HAS" to have its all fun stuff.
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I have the ability to make the 1200 meter shot, but some targets deserve the up close kill, where you can watch the life leave the eyes while the blood ebbs from the body.
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Common Citizen
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Posted on: Oct. 31 2007,11:06 pm |
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(hymiebravo @ Oct. 31 2007,2:31 pm)
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(Common Citizen @ Oct. 31 2007,1:52 pm)
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(hymiebravo @ Oct. 31 2007,12:18 pm)
QUOTE Yes the markets. You mean like the oiL markets, commodities markets, utility monopolies those sorts of things.
People HAVE to buy that stuff. One way or the other. Wether their pay check stays the same or not. You have to have food an electricity. gongYou do not have to buy oil or utitlities....that is a personal choice. Convenient, yes. Necessary, no. The small amish community south of Gordonsville is proof of that. Your pretty fast and loose with that " GONG " there CC... Paticularly for somebody whos grasping at tiny microscopic shards from tiny microscopic straws. Yea I'll bet Cheney, Bush, Condee and Exon all lie awake at night worrying about the sudden conversion of the entire US to the " Amish " life style. QUOTE
Correct me if I'm wrong
I have a better idea... Why don't you come back when you have it right. lol Oh wait we'd never see you again.
Hey don't take it personal. I wasn't attcking you personally.  ...nothing in my statement was false. Practical? Now that's a different subject.
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jimhanson
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Posted on: Nov. 02 2007,10:14 am |
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Expatriate--I agree on overspending. Nobody seems able to control Congressional spending. Until we get a line item veto, and a prohibition on attaching "pork" bills to popular bills, we're sunk.
On the income side, did revenues NOT go UP when taxes were cut--just like they do EVERY time taxes are cut?
Did all workers--not just the "rich"--get more money to spend?
Did this consumer spending not pull us out of the recession, and spark the markets to all-time highs?
If the Donks and the media keep talking up a recession--they just might create one. 
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Liberal
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Posted on: Nov. 08 2007,9:18 pm |
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QUOTE IWG Responds to Unprecedented Shift in US/Canadian Dollar Exchange Rate BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 8, 2007) - International Water-Guard Industries Inc. (TSX VENTURE:IWG) has adjusted its pricing and business policies in response to the unprecedented shift in exchange rates between the US and Canadian dollar, announced David Fox, president and chief executive officer. With the Canadian dollar at an all time high, IWG has raised its US prices by 7%, while working with non-US customers to transition sales to local currency such as the Euro, Fox explained. "The Canadian dollar has appreciated more than 20% against the US dollar over the last year," he pointed out. "As a Canadian aerospace company doing business in US dollars, we must compensate for this devaluation of company revenue, and ensure that IWG's robust growth in terms of shipments and financial performance continues." http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=790571
Who would have thought a weak dollar could cause something like this?
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grassman
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Posted on: Nov. 08 2007,9:40 pm |
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Oh yeah, Weyerhauser is closing their plant up here along with another in Canada, no recession? 
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Common Citizen
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Posted on: Nov. 09 2007,8:11 am |
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^^ 
(jimhanson @ Oct. 24 2007,5:40 pm)
QUOTE From Dictionary.com QUOTE Wallstreet Words - Cite This Source - Share This
recession
An extended decline in general business activity. The National Bureau of Economic Research formally defines a recession as three consecutive quarters of falling real gross domestic product. A recession affects different securities in different ways. For example, holders of high-quality bonds stand to benefit because inflation and interest rates may decline. Conversely, stockholders of manufacturing firms will probably see company profits and dividends drop. There is the benchmark. Either we are or aren't. I haven't seen 3 consecutive quarters--and even that is somewhat subjective. For example, if GDP rose FAST, and then leveled off to NORMAL from that rate, it might be seen "declining". Cause to worry? Probably not. The stock market is high--buoyed in part from overseas investment. Unemployment nationwide is about as low as possible--nearly everyone that wants a job has one. Moving into foreign currencies? Speculators do that all the time--look at George Soros. The weak dollar bodes well for other countries to buy OUR products. |
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