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Gypsy41 Joined Tue 05/15/07 Posts: 123359	Sat 05/31/08 12:10 PM
Im surprized no one has blamed the war in iraq!!

No1sLove Joined Wed 04/16/08 Posts: 10342	Sat 05/31/08 12:11 PM
A recession is a result of a combination of different things... difficult to place the blame on one specific element I'm no economist here, but think that a lot of those things were the domino effects of leaving the gold standard. Yes!!! The dominoe affect!!! But there has to be a start to the dominoes........who or what would that be? Well, I understand that leaving the gold standard was a means to feed the economy to pull out of the depression, but since then fiat money only deflated the value of our bills more and more as time goes by. I feel that having returned to the gold standard at some opportunity after the immediate threat had passed would have preserved the value of our dollar, keeping factories at home, and Walmart stocked with American made products at competitive prices. A stronger economy, job security and fewer built in taxes overall could only be a good thing, right?

Gypsy41 Joined Tue 05/15/07 Posts: 123359	Sat 05/31/08 12:14 PM
A recession is a result of a combination of different things... difficult to place the blame on one specific element I'm no economist here, but think that a lot of those things were the domino effects of leaving the gold standard. Yes!!! The dominoe affect!!! But there has to be a start to the dominoes........who or what would that be? Well, I understand that leaving the gold standard was a means to feed the economy to pull out of the depression, but since then fiat money only deflated the value of our bills more and more as time goes by. I feel that having returned to the gold standard at some opportunity after the immediate threat had passed would have preserved the value of our dollar, keeping factories at home, and Walmart stocked with American made products at competitive prices. A stronger economy, job security and fewer built in taxes overall could only be a good thing, right? I think we need to think about using our own natural resources for food and fuel etc......its already starting but you have to think locally........no more exotic fruit from thailand etc.....

Gypsy41 Joined Tue 05/15/07 Posts: 123359	Sat 05/31/08 12:17 PM
As a small start to the dominoe effect.......

Starsailor2851 Joined Mon 07/02/07 Posts: 1430	Sat 05/31/08 12:18 PM Edited by Starsailor2851 on Sat 05/31/08 12:22 PM
A recession is a phase of a normal economic cycle. Peak, Recession, Troph, Recovery. One of these processes equals one economic cycle. The periods it take to complete each always fluctuate and are never the same. We are currently in the recession, we will hit the troph, and then we shall enter recovery, until the peak and the process starts over again. There is Macroeconomics 101.

Gypsy41 Joined Tue 05/15/07 Posts: 123359	Sat 05/31/08 12:20 PM
A recession is a phase of a normal economic cycle. Peak, Recession, Troph, Recovery. One of these processes equals one economic cycle. The periods it take to complete each always fluctuate and a never the same. We are currently in the recession, we will hit the troph, and then we shall enter recovery, until the peak and the process starts over again. There is Macroeconomics 101. Thanks for the info.......but I dont see the blame laid anywhere here.......and Im wanting to blame someone besides the 2 bald bobs soooooooooooo ?

Fanta46 Joined Sat 11/11/06 Posts: 29361	Sat 05/31/08 12:30 PM Edited by Fanta46 on Sat 05/31/08 12:36 PM
Three things IMO, 1- A large trade deficit which has weakened the dollar. 2- A Costly war initiated by bad policies and compounded by even worse economic policies which have increased the National debt to historic levels. Someones idea of a quick fix is to simply print more money, and give large tax breaks, which further weakens the dollar, and causes them to print more worthless money. 3- A stock market driven by emotions and fear based greed rather than common sense. Oh, and Canada!!

No1sLove Joined Wed 04/16/08 Posts: 10342	Sat 05/31/08 12:32 PM
Three things IMO, 1- A large trade deficit which has weakened the dollar. 2- A Costly war initiated by bad policies and compounded by even worse economic policies which had increased the National debt to historic levels. Someones idea of a quick fix is to simply print more money which further weakens the dollar. 3- A stock market driven by emotions and fear based greed rather than common sense. Oh, and Canada!! Nice (((Fanta)))

Gypsy41 Joined Tue 05/15/07 Posts: 123359	Sat 05/31/08 12:35 PM
About time you showed up!!! But now I have to leave!!

Gypsy41 Joined Tue 05/15/07 Posts: 123359	Sat 05/31/08 12:35 PM
I also blame GLEN AND THE 2 BOBS!!!

Turtlepoet78 Joined Sat 11/24/07 Posts: 1423	Sat 05/31/08 12:36 PM
Basics of governing dynamics, when you do what's best for yourself without regard for the team, the team loses;^]

scarlets Joined Sun 10/21/07 Posts: 473	Sat 05/31/08 12:37 PM
i will be honest i struggle as a single guy in the uk and on a small wage, the government has done nothing for me, so why should people vote!

Fanta46 Joined Sat 11/11/06 Posts: 29361	Sat 05/31/08 12:37 PM
I also blame GLEN AND THE 2 BOBS!!! Work? (((No1sLove)))

dicimus01 Joined Thu 01/18/07 Posts: 387	Sat 05/31/08 12:39 PM
A recession is a result of a combination of different things... difficult to place the blame on one specific element I'm no economist here, but think that a lot of those things were the domino effects of leaving the gold standard. Nixon

madisonman Joined Sun 12/23/07 Posts: 4573	Sat 05/31/08 12:50 PM
the leading culprit is gas prices. when we take our excess income and put it in thegas tank we dont spend it on other things like a night out on the town or new clothes or a new patio set

madisonman Joined Sun 12/23/07 Posts: 4573	Sat 05/31/08 12:57 PM
the leading culprit is gas prices. when we take our excess income and put it in thegas tank we dont spend it on other things like a night out on the town or new clothes or a new patio set On aside note how much the rise on gas prices are related to the war in the middle east is anyone guesse I would think it is substantial, now its time to hop on my mower and burn five bucks worth of gas cutting the grass, well 4.00 bucks at least

Quikstepper Joined Mon 04/28/08 Posts: 2998	Sat 05/31/08 01:31 PM
I blame the globalists & the politicians who voted for these one sided trade agreements. It's choking our jobs, our wealth & everything else. We should also be supplying our own oil first & let Japan buy from Canada & Mexico. Energy prices are going through the roof while neither party does a darn thing about it.

Lindyy Joined Tue 01/01/08 Posts: 2699	Sat 05/31/08 02:17 PM
thoughts on recession??? Do you blame your government? The almighty dollar? Who do you blame for the lack of funds for things like education and healthcare and basic food? I simply call it "Murphy's Law". Sooner or later, SOMETHING is bound to happen no matter how hard and diligent you are to deter it.

cutelildevilsmom Joined Sat 04/07/07 Posts: 8862	Sat 05/31/08 08:45 PM
I blame Lindyy ....

damnitscloudy Joined Sat 04/07/07 Posts: 11293	Sat 05/31/08 08:57 PM
I blame Gypsy's unicorn hair