Abner's Inquisition: "Herewith I offer a fundamental law about fundamentals:"

Thursday, August 4, 2011

"Herewith I offer a fundamental law about fundamentals:"

If a government feels a need to proclaim

that its economic fundamentals are strong,

they are not.

Floyd Norris

Statements by high officials are practically always misleading,
when they are designed to bolster a falling market.

Gerald M. Loeb

Our economy is healthy.

The country is economically and financially solid.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi

We do not believe that there is a threat of a double-dip recession.

White House Spokesman Jay Carney

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Jon A FirebaughAugust 4, 2011 at 11:12 PM
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