[Paul R.]

IMO, some of the timing of announcements of layoffs from Pro-Obama companies may be due to the increasing (including from the standpoint of being reported by the MSM) prospect of a further economic downturn in 2013. In fact, CNBC Online just posted an article about just that: Further recession in early 2013, possibly deeper and "more painful" than the Recession of 2008.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/49745604

The interesting thing is that the CNBC article points out that going over the "fiscal cliff", given current conditions, would initiate a recession. But then they go on to say that the tax increases and spending cuts needed to avoid sequestration would also trigger a recession. One might think the latter might not be as bad, but IMO other factors are at work, and it could be just as bad. The CNBC article even seems to hint at that.

Basically, we are screwed either way -- no news to Freepers, and not even "new news" to CNBC -- but CNBC would of course never release such an article just before the election.

[Paul R.]

I’m not sure why the link won’t hyperlink. I checked the list of restricted sites B4 I posted. Did I miss something? But the link works if I copy / paste it into my browser(s).