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Yavin4

(35,437 posts) Fri Jan 18, 2013, 06:53 PM Jan 2013

Dow, S&P 500 close at 5-year highs

So what happened to the tax hikes and Obamacare destroying the economy?

After a mostly flat trading day, the Dow and S&P 500 climbed during the last hours of trading Friday to finish the week at their highest levels since December 2007.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/18/investing/stocks-markets/index.html?iid=HP_LN

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Dow, S&P 500 close at 5-year highs (Original Post) Yavin4 Jan 2013 OP

Same thing that happened to the idea that reducing taxes brings in more revenue zbdent Jan 2013 #1

Funny Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #2

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

1. Same thing that happened to the idea that reducing taxes brings in more revenue

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 08:50 PM

Jan 2013

when the Repugs said that the "social security tax holiday" didn't SAVE social security and it took money from it ...

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

2. Funny

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 08:54 PM

Jan 2013

The GOP says Obama is essentially a communist. How do they square that with a stock market that's at 5-year highs?

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