Jobless Claims Meet Forecasts, Stock Futures Still Lower.

Jobless Claims Meet Forecasts, Stock Futures Still Lower.

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Second quarter productivity was revised down to a decline of 0.7%, the biggest drop since the fourth quarter of 2008, from a first reading of -0.3%. It has fallen for three quarters in a row, for the first time since 1979.

Some might say that falling productivity could be good if it means businesses are going to hire more people, but falling productivity is really hard to spin as great news.

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Vote me for 2012, because I call BULL.

Regulations make corporations do more work to create the same product.

Most regulations like this are already covered or handled as they come along. In reality, exposing that Company A sells lead paint to kids is usually enough for people to vote with thier money. Most companies will even pull the product off the shelves long before the "regulation" to do so is drawn up.

Tax the Corp : Cost Passed on to Consumer / Taxpayer
Regulate the Corp : Cost Passed to Consumer / Taxpayer
Bail out the Corp : Cost Passed to Consumer / Taxpayer

Knowing the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result (2012 Elections) and still watching everyone assume the position again :

PRICELESS



For everything else, there's a debt cieling.

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