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iirc it was Moody's in early 2008 that said the mortgage market was just fine, and then late 2008 right before the election they down-graded U.S. treasuries to make it look like the Bush put America in default.

That means Moody's got one hell of a bad track record.

mho

1 posted on 06/22/2016 5:39:22 AM PDT by expat_panama
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Ten bucks says that Moody’s has given money...lots of it...to Hillary’s campaign *and* the Clinton Crime Family Foundation.


2 posted on 06/22/2016 5:44:53 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Obamanomics:Trickle Up Poverty)
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Easy rebuttal for Trump: “How much did Hillary pay Moodys to get a report she liked? More than Bear Stearns paid in 2008?” :)


3 posted on 06/22/2016 5:47:52 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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Didn’t the Obama regime threaten Moody’s when they mentioned downgrading America’s credit rating?


4 posted on 06/22/2016 5:51:21 AM PDT by Original Lurker
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Figures don’t lie and these liars are just figuring.


5 posted on 06/22/2016 5:52:00 AM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame enobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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We are in a lengthy recession you stupid cow

Europe is dying and you brought the plague to her shores


6 posted on 06/22/2016 5:57:18 AM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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Know how to tell if Hillary is lying?


8 posted on 06/22/2016 6:00:39 AM PDT by McGruff (How about investigating the donations to the Clinton Foundation)
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The true fraud is revealed in Econ 101.

The tax cuts more than pay for themselves via the increased business they stimulate.

Moody’s pretends lost revenue.


9 posted on 06/22/2016 6:00:39 AM PDT by G Larry (Avoiding the Truth-Hillary's only expertise)
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They said the exact same thing about Reagan’s economic positions when he was running for the office.


10 posted on 06/22/2016 6:01:54 AM PDT by circlecity
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That means Moody's got one hell of a bad track record.

Like all those AAA Investment Grade ratings they gave out like candy to firms like AIG.

16 posted on 06/22/2016 6:11:15 AM PDT by Roccus (POLITICIAN....JOURNALIST............... four letter words spelled with ten letters.)
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Zandi, the report’s lead author, is a registered Democrat who has donated to Mrs. Clinton.

No agenda there ...

18 posted on 06/22/2016 6:29:41 AM PDT by dartuser
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The same people who claim “deficits don’t matter” and are always advocating for more government spending are now attacking Trump because he will “increase the deficit.”

Zandi, the author of this report, is a big Democrat donor who recently (June 3rd) predicted that 200,000 jobs were created in May 2016 and the actual number was 38,000, so much for his predictions.


20 posted on 06/22/2016 8:16:36 AM PDT by Kenny500c
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“If Mr. Trump gets precisely what he’s proposed, then the U.S. economy will suffer meaningfully,” said... ... Moody’s Analytics. “It will result in a lot of lost jobs, higher unemployment, higher interest rates, lower stock prices.”...

This company must have been paid to come up with this propaganda!

If Mr. Trump gets what he’s proposed, then the U.S. economy will produce many new jobs, higher employment, and higher stock prices. America will be well on its way to being great again.

Hard to imagine our economy not improving, given how bad it is now. Maybe Moody's should clearly state their assumptions, data, and methodology. They are making many unsupported assumptions I would guess.

22 posted on 06/22/2016 9:19:07 AM PDT by olezip
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The link is old but this transcript shows Zandi had the impression the Stimulus bill worked, 'the recovery is going to evolve into a self sustaining economic expansion', and 'also very appropriate to run a larger near term budget deficit'.

Transcript of Pelosi, House Democratic Leaders, and Economists’ Press Conference Following Economic Forum
October 22, 2009by Speaker Nancy Pelosi
http://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/pressreleases?id=1414

Speaker Pelosi. Good afternoon. We just had a very instructive meeting with some leading economists about the number one subject on the minds of the American people: jobs. Jobs, jobs, jobs, and jobs...

Mark Zandi. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I want to thank you for the opportunity, and all the House leaders, for the opportunity to be here today. I thought it was a very fruitful meeting, and I made three points in the meeting. First, I think the fiscal stimulus, the recovery package, is working. I don’t think it is any accident that the recession has come to an end just about the same time that the stimulus is providing its maximum economic benefit. I think it has been very successful, most importantly the benefits to unemployed workers, as well as to help state government. I think that has been key, along with the other aspects of the stimulus.

The second point is that the recovery is still very fragile and still very tentative. I think the risks to the recovery are quite significant and the possibility of the economy slipping back into a recession next year are uncomfortably high for a number of reasons – most important of which is what is going on the job market, the fact that businesses while they are curtailing their layoffs, they have not begun to hire more aggressively. I think that is a function of a number of things, a lack of confidence, a lack of credit, and therefore I think, this gets to point number three, which is that it is very important for policy makers to remain aggressive and continue to do more, and I listed a number of things which I think would be very helpful.

Most obviously, I think extended unemployment insurance benefits should be extended through the end of 2010. Right now under the current stimulus they expire at the end of 2009, and they need to be extended. I think the first-time homebuyer tax credit should be extended into mid-next year to help support the housing market which is still incredibly fragile. I think accelerated depreciation of net operating loss carryback, which also expires at the end of this year should be extended into the 2010 and the conforming loan limits that are temporarily higher through the end of 2009 should be extended throue that the economy, the recovery is going to evolve into a self sustaining economic expansion.

And let me say this: I think our focus on the fiscal situation and deficit is very important in the long run, but I think it is also very appropriate to run a larger near term budget deficit to make sure that this economy gets out of this situation and gets on a self sustaining economic track. Thank you.

23 posted on 06/22/2016 2:02:30 PM PDT by Son House (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; the Original Legislative Fraud.)
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Moody’s is a political animal. They are not reliable in the financial markets.


24 posted on 06/22/2016 2:03:48 PM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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