31 October 2007

According to US Govt statistics

According to the US Government...

GDP growth for the 3rd quarter was 3.9%
Inflation is still running at less than 2%
Unemployment still below 5%
Consumer spending increased 3%
DOW at or near record highs

In essence, "the PERFECT Economy"

so why has the US DOLLAR lost 10% of it's value this year?

and why do 2 out of 3 Americans say the US is "off-track" ?

does everybody know something the Government doesn't ?

1 comment:

muleboy303 said...

the LIBERAL's... (leftist-welfare-Statist's) answer is:

the Middle-Class is sinking/shrinking from out-sourced jobs, union-busting, falling home prices, and increased health-care, food, and energy costs...

so the Government needs to spend more on the social safety-net (healthcare insurance, medicare, medicaid, education, job-training, and infrastructure) and raise taxes on the Rich.

the CONSERVATIVE's... (rightist-militarist-Statist's) answer is:

the Middle-Class is getting hammered by having to pay higher healthcare costs due to illegal-immigrants and frivolous lawsuits...

so the Government needs to spend more on border enforcement, prisons/cops, and the WAR on TERROR, and lower taxes on the Rich.

'tis most curious where they agree and where they disagree, is it not?