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maxrandb

(15,320 posts) Mon Mar 9, 2020, 07:09 PM Mar 2020

"The fundamentals of the economy are strong...

Blah, blah, blah

Where have I heard that before?

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"The fundamentals of the economy are strong... (Original Post) maxrandb Mar 2020 OP

I don't buy a word of it... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #1

A house of cards... Newest Reality Mar 2020 #2

Yep, that phrase said by McCain in 2008... DrToast Mar 2020 #3

Really! The next thing we'll hear from the repugs and rump is that they all have thoughts and ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2020 #4

Wounded Bear

(58,645 posts)

1. I don't buy a word of it...

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2020, 07:12 PM

Mar 2020

the market had been flattening until the Trump Tax cut put more air in the bubble.

The coronavirus popped the bubble and the oil war announced by the Saudis was the tire pop strip across the road.

It's gonna take a while for the economy to straighten out, and it's gonna take some good old fashioned Keynsian moves.