Spending

[OnePimpTiger]

I'm gonna go ahead and call check mate on Streicher. :)

He'll rebut this in 2-3 weeks when he does his regular drive-by postings.

[jaybird_1981]

He'll rebut this in 2-3 weeks when he does his regular drive-by postings.

I have always wondered why that is?

[pr0phet]

Mike,

I will probably not find my way back to this thread since I typically don't visit this forums, less the recent reply VIA chit chat. But I want to know is how in the world can anybody in general find the REAL numbers these days. I honestly don't think I will see true numbers out there.

I will agree with you on one thing. These bailouts were like a flippin birthday present to a 3 year old, you could never give enough. The auto industry sucked down the money so quickly who knows what will become of them. The bank industry found ways around all the loop holes and continue to give out millions of dollars in bonuses on a regular basis. The sickening part of all this is how corporate America is going to use our tax dollars to buy off political favors for more money. My personal view on all this comes down to a simple chain.
1)People don't want to pay obscene markups on anything. This all started when oil prices took the first move upward and companies marked up everything to offset fuel.
2) Corporations offset quarterly losses with higher markups and job layoffs to reduce spending.
3) Let the loop back to one begin.

In a nut shell that is how I have seen things go down around my area. People would rather buy a 12,000 car then a 20,000 car compared to how they go throughout every day life. Its just got too depressing to consistently hear sales were up from last year but still depressing. Companies would never set the bar lower and adjust to a slumping economy..... I can go on and on but I am just going to make this abrupt ending here. It may not be the most "to the point" post out there but I want to keep this reply from being 3 pages long and exceeding character limits.