money.cnn.com— The Dow Jones industrials jumped past the 12,000 mark for the first time in history Wednesday as a tame reading on inflation, surprisingly solid housing numbers and strong earnings pushed stocks higher.
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"I think only 20-30 percent of the US owns stocks."Try again. Half of all American households participate directly in the stock market. Got a 401k? (If you have a salaried job, the answer is yes, unless you explicitly opted out of it.) Then you own stock via your fund investments.
Oh and by the way, "LIKE HELL I'M EVER GOING A f**kING HIGH SCHOOL EVENT!!"f**k football, f**k dances, f**k the prom and f**k all that s**t. Bureacratic stereotyped death is what that is.
"The total amount of public debt the United States carries right now is about $4.8 trillion. Of that, all but $2.9 billion is held by citizens of the United States... is very small."How is > 50% "very small".
gas prices are way up...just because it dropped 50 cents because of the weak hurricane season...is not impressive.... 2.50 is not "cheap"Stock Prices up.... while wonderful...the effect is not evident in many areas of the country..Economy is not "roaring" when you consider the growth of China...Tax Cuts are not working....short term gains for long term problems later... we still have a national debt...paying that off should be the priority then you cut taxes...since the payment of interest is just pure waste..I think the civic leaders in your own community have more to do with jobs than W.in my own area we are benefiting from the tech bubble right now..but the reason we are in the citizen made a choice to tax themselves and build a fiber optic network..that is publicly owned.... anyone for 100Mbps internet at $35 a month...hehI look at the erosion of my civil liberties and the plight of our servicemen and find it out weighs any good the administration has possibly done....our internation image is well beyond tarnish...we have zero credibility
"Why do people view trickle down as a derogatory phrase"These guys are just looking for a reason to bitch at this point. they look silly as hell, but their hate for Bush only allows them to find the negative.
"The stock market is merely a measure of how much more money the super-wealthy have than the rest of us."Do you realize that the majority of people in this nation have money in the market?Mutual funds, 401Ks, you had better believe that the market is more than some measure of the "super wealthy".Back in the 90s people treated a record high market as signs of the best of times, now those same people look at the record high market as a sign of the end of times.
anonym41414Oct 19, 2006
"I think only 20-30 percent of the US owns stocks."Try again. Half of all American households participate directly in the stock market. Got a 401k? (If you have a salaried job, the answer is yes, unless you explicitly opted out of it.) Then you own stock via your fund investments.
mofomojoOct 19, 2006
Oh and by the way, "LIKE HELL I'M EVER GOING A f**kING HIGH SCHOOL EVENT!!"f**k football, f**k dances, f**k the prom and f**k all that s**t. Bureacratic stereotyped death is what that is.
ideadudeOct 19, 2006
"The total amount of public debt the United States carries right now is about $4.8 trillion. Of that, all but $2.9 billion is held by citizens of the United States... is very small."How is > 50% "very small".
soldanOct 19, 2006
gas prices are way up...just because it dropped 50 cents because of the weak hurricane season...is not impressive.... 2.50 is not "cheap"Stock Prices up.... while wonderful...the effect is not evident in many areas of the country..Economy is not "roaring" when you consider the growth of China...Tax Cuts are not working....short term gains for long term problems later... we still have a national debt...paying that off should be the priority then you cut taxes...since the payment of interest is just pure waste..I think the civic leaders in your own community have more to do with jobs than W.in my own area we are benefiting from the tech bubble right now..but the reason we are in the citizen made a choice to tax themselves and build a fiber optic network..that is publicly owned.... anyone for 100Mbps internet at $35 a month...hehI look at the erosion of my civil liberties and the plight of our servicemen and find it out weighs any good the administration has possibly done....our internation image is well beyond tarnish...we have zero credibility
mand0lesiOct 19, 2006
4.8 Trillion versus 2.9 Billion2,900,000,000 / 4,800,000,000,000 = .000604
flag564Oct 19, 2006
"Why do people view trickle down as a derogatory phrase"These guys are just looking for a reason to bitch at this point. they look silly as hell, but their hate for Bush only allows them to find the negative.
flag564Oct 19, 2006
"The stock market is merely a measure of how much more money the super-wealthy have than the rest of us."Do you realize that the majority of people in this nation have money in the market?Mutual funds, 401Ks, you had better believe that the market is more than some measure of the "super wealthy".Back in the 90s people treated a record high market as signs of the best of times, now those same people look at the record high market as a sign of the end of times.