Archive for June, 2011

Obama vs. Romney in Pennsylvania – CNN (blog)

Obama vs. Romney in Pennsylvania
CNN (blog)
"As a candidate, Romney has double downed on the failed economic policies that brought us to the brink of a second Great Depression," a release from the DNC said. The president was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last week and Philadelphia on April 6.

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A Look Back at the Stimulus Debate – Seeking Alpha

A Look Back at the Stimulus Debate
Seeking Alpha
The stimulus did help prevent a second Great Depression, but were not enough to prevent a long and lingering economic downturn. While not the main focus of the post, I did urge people to stay invested in the stock market, but was a bit on the chicken

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Woody’s Mailbag: Broncos’ offense will depend on which QB is playing – Denver Post

Woody's Mailbag: Broncos' offense will depend on which QB is playing
Denver Post
Let me tell you boys and girls about how it was way back in 2011, back during The Second Great Depression and when the NFL and the NBA shut down for three seasons." I would like to hear your perspective on the McCourts and the Dodgers from your vantage

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Has Washington Learned Its Hard Stimulus Lesson? – Investor’s Business Daily

Has Washington Learned Its Hard Stimulus Lesson?
Investor’s Business Daily
According to Barack Obama and the New Keynesians, years of unrestrained and unregulated "corporate greed" pushed America to the precipice of a second Great Depression. That's when government rode to the "rescue" with more than $13 trillion worth of new

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A Look Back At The Stimulus Debate – Daily Markets

A Look Back At The Stimulus Debate
Daily Markets
The stimulus did help prevent a second Great Depression, but were not enough to prevent a long and lingering economic downturn. While not the main focus of the post, I did urge people to stay invested in the stock market, but was a bit on the chicken

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Those who call for austerity are calling for a second Great Depression – New Statesman (blog)


New Statesman (blog)
Those who call for austerity are calling for a second Great Depression
New Statesman (blog)
Right-wing bloggers, it seems, want to push the UK economy into a second Great Depression. So let's look at their claims. First, there is little evidence of domestically driven inflationary pressures in the UK, as various members of the MPC have made

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A Tale of Three Depressions – Wizbang (blog)

A Tale of Three Depressions
Wizbang (blog)
date have not improved the situation, and that we are on the verge of a second dip to our "Great Recession" which will make it our third Depression (since the turn of the 20 th Century and second "Great Depression") if we continue as we have begun.

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Bad Timing – Tapped (blog)

Bad Timing
Tapped (blog)
The stimulus prevented a second Great Depression, and the economy is better off than it was four years ago, but by virtue of timing, Obama is associated with the Great Recession, even if voters understand that it isn't his fault.

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UPDATED FULL TRANSCRIPT: CNBC EXCLUSIVE: CNBC’S STEVE LIESMAN SITS DOWN WITH … – CNBC.com (blog)

UPDATED FULL TRANSCRIPT: CNBC EXCLUSIVE: CNBC'S STEVE LIESMAN SITS DOWN WITH
CNBC.com (blog)
And the government, after doing exceptional things in the crisis to prevent a second Great Depression, is pulling back. And going back to living within its means. That's a necessary, healthy thing. So, for the US economy to grow.

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Bachmann: Officially in 2012 Race – Wall Street Journal (blog)

Bachmann: Officially in 2012 Race
Wall Street Journal (blog)
“With candidates like Michele Bachmann, the choice couldn't be clearer – do Iowans want to double down on the flawed economic policies that cost us millions of jobs and almost sent us into a second Great Depression or do they want to continue down the

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