Why So Glum? Numbers Point to a Recovery

NY Times ^ | 4/9/2010 | FLOYD NORRIS

[wbill]

I'm in the SouthEast.

Mrs WBill teaches at a local community college. Typically, her class size is 9-13 people. In '07 there were 3. (I remember this because her class is such that the more students she has, the more time she needs to spend in the field, and the more money she makes....)

This semester, she's got 35 students. Doesn't bode well for this area, IMHO.

As far as what I've seen for local businesses, things are picking up a little over what they were this time last year. For instance, instead of restaurants being completely empty at lunch, there might be 1/2 dozen tables filled.

I'm still not seeing *any* construction of note. Lots of vacant strip malls, offices, and apartments. We're trying to sell our house - there's very little interest in it. Fortunately, we're not desperate and can wait it out if necessary.

Absolutely ZERO "help wanted" signs. Usually, the Fast Food chains will have them up in this area. For the past year or so, nada.

[alrea]

What utter BS. The NYT is still trying to tell the rest of the us how stupid we are

For Mr. Krugman

[domenad]

Before 8AM, no less! I’m honored!

[domenad]

Before 8AM, no less! I’m honored!

[Walkingfeather]

Unfortunately I do not believe it has hit rock bottom.

[wbill]

And my massive beer gut always entices bikini models to my front door.

Really? What's your secret?

[alrea]

What's your secret?

payments?

[OB1kNOb]

Even assuming the bloodied economy is stumbling to it’s feet, it won’t be long before the club of all the new taxes will club it back down to the ground!

[Nahanni]

In case you haven’t noticed the Obamao regime has been cooking the books. They issue cheery reports only to quietly revise them after the MSM propaganda machine has used them. Karl Denniger over at Market Ticker and others have been keeping track of these revisions.

Now I ask you who are you going to believe? The Obamao regime and its MSM propaganda wing or your own eyes and your own nose?

[shanover]

Bull Sh*t NYT.All the media talking points are that we are out and recovering.My god I walk around my town and every week I see another business closed.Everything I touch has a tax on it.I look at my kid and think what lies in store for our children under a repressive regime.

[Touch Not the Cat]

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"Happy days are here again."

[Woebama]

LOL

[almost done by half]

Good one!

[AmishDude]

NYT to America: Get a job, you bums.

[stumptalker]

Thanks!

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Why so Glum NYTs? Numbers point to a Democratic party bloodbath in November and your desperation to put lipstick on the economic pig won’t play in Peoria. Your party is going down, scum.

[steve8714]

That’s why they want another stimulus.