Despite ALL logic, falling econmic idicators, REAL unemployment at 14.1%, Fed "hanging paper" by printing counterfeit currency 24/7 the gubmnt persists in ramming taxpayer money into the stock market merely to equal GW Bush excellent economy before the dims inserted bwany fwank and chris dodd to destroy it.  Too bad to...more

At least before the last crash, Alan Greenspan had the grace to caution against over exhuberance.  Now the rubes are just on their own - gambling with their welfare checks.    The rich get richer and the poor get poorer because each continues to do what made them rich or poor to begin with.

A quarter for 28% (the amount of inflation since 2007)

CPO ;  If you nationalize it, you have to run it.  We see how well that works with the postal service, Freddie mac/Fannie mae, GM, Chrysler, etc.

smeado:  "GDP is composed of private and public sector spending."  ONLY if public sector spending is spent on actual goods produced by the private sector;  "You can't shrink the public sector and expect the GDP to increase"  Certainly you can.  It doesn't take public sector emloyees to continue (and increase)  private ...more

An hour earlier in this space I read that gold (and other orecius metals) had ended their run!

"The scarcity of construction labourers, as well as plumbers, electricians and carpenters among others.."  Yet we have a real unelyment rate if 18%?

I have read similar anti-capitalist sentiments for years. However, the author never seems to have an alternative to the historically world changing effectiveness/success of Capitalism.  The wealthy make their fortunes working for Corporations.  They place their fortunes in banks and invest them in corporations.  Those ...more

Memorize the dim talking points much?  Wealth envy is not only a very sick emotion, it is one of the "...thou shalt not[s] ..."