thinkprogress.org — Today, President Bush held a news conference where he discussed the “way forward” for the economy in 2007. Like after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Bush told Americans "to go shopping more." Dec 20, 2006 View in Crawl 4
hmtksteveDec 20, 2006
This makes total sense. The economy only "booms" when dollars are being spent.
heaintheavyDec 20, 2006
You realize that one of the reasons a recession is coming on is because people are buying stuff on credit, right?
I said "when dollars are being spent" I made no mention of credit cards.Using credit cards to buy things only makes things worse.
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hmtksteveDec 20, 2006
This makes total sense. The economy only "booms" when dollars are being spent.
heaintheavyDec 20, 2006
You realize that one of the reasons a recession is coming on is because people are buying stuff on credit, right?
hmtksteveDec 20, 2006
I said "when dollars are being spent" I made no mention of credit cards.Using credit cards to buy things only makes things worse.