The fact that it has done this

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Post #294,290 by bepatient 10/5/07 5:29:22 PM Reply	The fact that it has done this in the face of a doubling of the cost of energy, and compare that to what happened to the economy mid 70s and I think this expansion, while "ordinary" from a numbers perspective is actually damned surprising. Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #294,307 by Seamus 10/6/07 11:36:12 AM Reply	Or it could be that the ecomony is getting used to fluctuating oil prices. The discrepancy in the growth of corporate profits being so much stronger than the other indicators is what worries me for the long term health of the economy. Seamus
Post #294,396 by Simon_Jester 10/7/07 9:33:34 PM Reply	Some are....some aren't Look at Toyota and GM. GM's Hummers, which made them massive profits per unit....suddenly aren't selling as well. Toyota, with tech licensed from Ford, is still making a bundle.

How Robust is the Current Economic Expansion? - (Seamus) - (5) - Oct. 5, 2007, 01:06:55 PM EDT

the war costs are going to hit us with massive inflation - (boxley) - (1) - Oct. 5, 2007, 01:24:28 PM EDT

Why is it biased? Its stated goal to look at - (Seamus) - Oct. 6, 2007, 11:31:24 AM EDT

The fact that it has done this - (bepatient) - (2) - Oct. 5, 2007, 05:29:22 PM EDT

Or it could be that the ecomony is getting used to - (Seamus) - (1) - Oct. 6, 2007, 11:36:12 AM EDT

Some are....some aren't - (Simon_Jester) - Oct. 7, 2007, 09:33:34 PM EDT

You're pretending to think.
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