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1 posted on 11/06/2008 12:20:38 PM PST by DoughtyOne
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Just living up to lowered expectations.

The adults in the room are anticipating the effects that an Obama administration will have on the general state of economic and financial considerations over the coming months. Someone predicted a stock market DJIA standing at about 5500 as of the day of inauguration, that may be optimistic.

Now would not be the time to be instituting higher tax rates on capital gains or net incomes of any level. Revenues to the US Treasury are going to really crash over the next few months, years maybe, before they get back up to the current levels. This does not bode well for any expansion of schemes for “spreading the wealth around”.

Enforcement of these new government issued orders may be a little hard to carry out.


35 posted on 11/06/2008 12:35:22 PM PST by alloysteel (Molon labe! Roughly translated, "Come and take them!" referring to personal weapons.)
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The “pie” people are gonna be mad...real mad. It is all about them, isn’t it?


38 posted on 11/06/2008 12:35:43 PM PST by macamadamia (Life is a continuation of war by other means.)
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Just wait until the Global Warming fascists favorite program, cap and trade, kicks in. Higher energy prices, a further reduction in consumer demand, more layoffs and unemployment (which will somewhat be offset by Chairman Obama’s federal government “green jobs”). Then consider the increase in capital gains taxes, end of the Bush tax cuts. Can you say Dow 5000?
43 posted on 11/06/2008 12:39:29 PM PST by pineybill (`)
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What the he!! did they expect - we just elected a communist with liberal majorities in the house and senate that wish to steal people's retirement savings, gut our nation's energy production, nationalize banking, nationalize health care, force union membership on businesses, and regulate freedom out of existence.

Atlas is shrugging in slow motion.

Buy ammo.

47 posted on 11/06/2008 12:40:59 PM PST by meyer (We are all John Galt)
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Please remember in 2012 to ask yourself “Am I better off today than I was 11-4-2008?”

You think we are behind today, just wait, you will see what behind really looks like.

God help us!!


52 posted on 11/06/2008 12:45:26 PM PST by DaltonNC
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It’s called Buyers Remorse! We should have a 3 day waiting period after the vote to change your mind like the law allows when you sign a contract to purchase anything while at home which allows the buyer to cancel the contract anytime during the following 3 days. We might have a different president-elect if that was the case.


53 posted on 11/06/2008 12:45:35 PM PST by MassachusettsConservative
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Wait until the the zero has his press conference tomorrow!


61 posted on 11/06/2008 12:49:06 PM PST by US_MilitaryRules (In Loving Memorey of the USA 1776 to 1/20/2009.. May she rest in peace.)
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I heard that, nothing on abc. Typical. It may rally a bit before closing.

Where can you track the status (never invested in the market)? This is two days in a row post election.

63 posted on 11/06/2008 12:49:43 PM PST by Aliska
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this drop isn't related to public fear that Obama is not up to the task of managing the current economic problems

Actually, I'd agree with the author on that point.

It's related to the fact that Obama is a radical socialist who has promised to raise capital gains taxes.

73 posted on 11/06/2008 12:54:03 PM PST by wbill
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“Pundits who just days ago were saying that U.S. Citizens had more faith in Obama when it related to the economy are now having to hurriedly work up stories reassuring the public that this drop isn’t related to public fear that Obama is not up to the task of managing the current economic problems”

And doing a fine job of it to. It is all because of the jobs reports and such...nothing at all to do with BO. [sic]


83 posted on 11/06/2008 1:00:28 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (Get the bats and light the hay)
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Wall street figured out that Obama’s plan to tax the coal industry into bankruptcy demonstrates that he clearly understands the relationship between taxation and commerce and the impact of higher taxes on small business owners. That along with the dems plan to take over 401k retirement money and what else is left? How can anyone make a buck anymore? I mean what industries will thrive? What new technology will create a new wave of success? Anything (other than Hollywood) that makes a buck will be taxed and then taxed again with a targeted “obscene profits tax”.

Congratulations Main Street, or is it MLK Blvd?


90 posted on 11/06/2008 1:04:58 PM PST by BigDaddyTX (Don't Mex with Texas)
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IT'S ØBAMA'S FAULT !
94 posted on 11/06/2008 1:08:00 PM PST by OB1kNOb (Øbama may be President, but Jesus Christ is still the King, and even Øbama's knee will bow to Him.)
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Do they expect a post-Katrina-like looting of the nation?

Crime is always bad for business.

113 posted on 11/06/2008 1:35:35 PM PST by nonsporting
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MSM says it is not the half and half’s fault. It is the tanking economy.


117 posted on 11/06/2008 1:49:06 PM PST by RetiredArmy (America is entering four very long and cold years. First victim: liberty)
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I want to sell all our market investments (not much money to many here but enough to help us when we need it) because of my fear of end of markets and rise of socialism; but our financial adviser says NO.

I want to end our long term care insurance too because we can get on Medicaid and we have no heirs. We have decided not to fight socialism but give in and take advantage of govt handouts. (Not sure that I can do this, but I'm telling all my progressive friends that I am.)

124 posted on 11/06/2008 2:35:57 PM PST by ncpatriot
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B. Huseein O’s fault.


126 posted on 11/06/2008 5:32:52 PM PST by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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To: DoughtyOne; Republican Extremist; Boucheau; betsyross60; kalee; shezza; fanfan; wfu_deacons; ...

Is Atlas beginning to Shrug? Ping!


128 posted on 11/06/2008 10:10:39 PM PST by jellybean (Who is John Galt? ~ Proud Ann-droid and a Steyn-aholic)
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has anyone in the media even mentioned this


131 posted on 11/06/2008 10:30:13 PM PST by wardaddy (I'm looking for a new Danelaw to move my family to...)
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