Posted on 08/16/2011 2:41:31 PM PDT by dynachrome
Does the Fitch rating make you feel better about the economy?
You betcha. Fitch based its decision on facts, S&P was playing politics.
Sort of. The reaction to S&P's decision made me nervous about the future.
No. S&P's decision shook up the financial world and the damage has been done.
I don't understand these ratings and what they mean. Who are these people, anyway?
Other (post a comment)
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Other, the us credit rating had been marked down for some time by the other rating agencies. I wouldn’t give it anything north of a C.
Pure loaded dice here, you can vote YES, or yes or no but snp is bad or Im too stupid to know why Im voting.
America is deeply in debt, printing money to bail out the boat and borrowing more. they Deserve DDD not AA+ on any planet but Media America.
But we are not allowed to think that way on TV. Der Furher will explain with cartoons for us. Why is FOX serving coolaid?
A French Company that would have to downgrade France’s debt if they did the US.
Freeped and Bumped:
Thank you for voting!
You betcha. Fitch based its decision on facts, S&P was playing politics. 5.02% (1,382 votes)
Sort of. The reaction to S&P’s decision made me nervous about the future. 4.78% (1,317 votes)
No. S&P’s decision shook up the financial world and the damage has been done. 79.74% (21,963 votes)
I don’t understand these ratings and what they mean. Who are these people, anyway? 5.45% (1,501 votes)
Other (post a comment) 5.01% (1,381 votes)
Total Votes: 27,544
Look at Anthony Sanders blog:
http://confoundedinterest.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/the-two-charts-that-scare-sp-and-the-world/
Can you safely say that we are in good shape and won’t default.
And bear in mind that Fitch is under investigation by the Fed.
QE3 will save us!/s
Thank you for voting!
You betcha. Fitch based its decision on facts, S&P was playing politics. 5.05% (1,418 votes)
Sort of. The reaction to S&P’s decision made me nervous about the future. 4.79% (1,343 votes)
No. S&P’s decision shook up the financial world and the damage has been done. 79.66% (22,351 votes)
I don’t understand these ratings and what they mean. Who are these people, anyway? 5.44% (1,526 votes)
Other (post a comment) 5.06% (1,421 votes)
Total Votes: 28,059
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