Southeast Economy Staggering

[CShine]

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/NEWS/StoryAlabamaECONSOUTH14W.htm

[UpInArms]

1. what a hoot!

now that the economy is sinking, let's have tax cuts!!!

Economist William Shugart suggests a solution for states who are seeking to jump-start business investment: Instead of raising taxes like Alabama’s Riley tried to do, lower taxes for businesses and on items like food and apparel.

“I recommend that we eliminate the state corporate income tax; there would be short-term reduction in revenue but would pay off long term in business investment stimulated by the tax cuts,” said Shughart, Hearin Professor of Economics at the University of Mississippi.

[SharonAnn]

7. Duh, what a joke! Since people don't have jobs, it won't matter

what is provided for sale. There's nobody to buy it!

Why is the GOP so brain-dead to the concept of "demand", you know, the other part of "supply and demand"?

[mhr]

2. Terrible Article - Tax Cuts Are Not The Answer

It recommends eliminating all corporate taxes to stimulate investment. This is just a disguised way for corporations to improve their bottom lines with no guarantee of new investment.

The cost of capital is at historic lows. Corporations are not investmenting in new plant and equipment because there is little demand for new products and service, not because they pat too much tax!

[rocktivity]

3. Sorry, but I was stopped cold by this paragraph

“Overall, the economy is doing better, but the labor market is not doing better and manufacturing is doing worse than people expected,” said Mike Walled, a regional economist with the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.


rocknation

[Nottingham]

4. Whats Wrong is American Manufacturing jobs have gone Overseas

Problem for America what do you do with a population of people who are unemployed!

[hatrack]

5. One word - Bennifer!!!

Wall-to-wall, 24/7 coverage of celebrities, sex scandals and murders - preferably all three involving the same people.

Oh, and throw in some sharks for good measure, if you've got any!

[TacticalPeek]

6. Don't they serve bread with this circus?

[fabius]

8. No bread, just circus.

Bread is socialist.

[R Hickey]

9. Bread crumbs washed down with Kool-aid.

Which reminds me, I'm hungry.