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To: thackney
If there was one thing most economists agreed on at the start of the year, it was this: Plunging oil prices would boost the U.S. economy.

Really?

Economists were wrong?

Hoodathunkit?

(Actually, some of us have been saying this domino effect would happen since the price started dropping.)

56 posted on 05/22/2015 2:56:08 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Smokin' Joe
If there was one thing most economists agreed on at the start of the year, it was this: Plunging oil prices would boost the U.S. economy.

Yep... the idea that our country can hurt the oil industry (or any of our countries top 5 industries) and make the economy better is just stupid.

62 posted on 05/22/2015 3:12:51 PM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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