US stocks slump to six-year low after grim jobless data

[SMOKE 1,426]

i use to have dollars...now i have change. GOBAMA!

And the people of Iraq and Afghanistan Thank You. So do the executives of energy, defense and finance companies.

maybe they should thank Clinton for not taking Osama out when he had multiple chances.

And that justifies spending money in Iraq and Afghanistan how?

Afghanistan..looking for Osama. Iraq...ask Bush & the Democrat controlled congress that voted to do it.

[Peikko 1,575]

Blaming all your woes on Obama seems slightly, well silly. It wasn't Bush's fault that my life had its downs as well as ups last year, and it's now Obama's that that trend continues. For those who like to extol the virtues of personal responsibility, doubly so.

[SMOKE 1,426]

I doubt things would be any different if McCain was president

i'm sure it wouldn't...but Obama is the president..so status que around here is EVERYTHING is on him.

[Dan J 277]

I didn't vote for Obama

I think he's and poor choice for President and has no leadership.

The market hates him, the stock market drops every day he is in office

He sure hasn't been positive so far for the USA

What the market wants and what the economy needs are not necessarily the same thing. The market will go for policies that boost company profits in the short term at the cost of general economic stability in the long term. The current situation we are in is a good example of that. The government has a responsibility to encourage long term market stability.

Plus the market hasn't yet completely realized the consequences of all the mistakes its has make in the past 8 years or so.

Of course, do you really understand the complexities of the markets/economies or you just blaming it all on a person thats been in office for less than a month?

[Dan J 277]

i use to have dollars...now i have change. GOBAMA!

And the people of Iraq and Afghanistan Thank You. So do the executives of energy, defense and finance companies.

maybe they should thank Clinton for not taking Osama out when he had multiple chances.

And that justifies spending money in Iraq and Afghanistan how?

Afghanistan..looking for Osama. Iraq...ask Bush & the Democrat controlled congress that voted to do it.

If we were just looking for Osama, we could have pretty much done it without deploying thousands of troops to an unstable region of the world.

And Iraq had no real objective. Even if it did, it would have been difficult to justify the cost. But was voted for before 2006 so that would make it a Republican controlled congress. The only winners with Iraq are defense and energy companies.

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

I didn't vote for Obama

I think he's and poor choice for President and has no leadership.

The market hates him, the stock market drops every day he is in office

He sure hasn't been positive so far for the USA

What the market wants and what the economy needs are not necessarily the same thing. The market will go for policies that boost company profits in the short term at the cost of general economic stability in the long term. The current situation we are in is a good example of that. The government has a responsibility to encourage long term market stability.

Plus the market hasn't yet completely realized the consequences of all the mistakes its has make in the past 8 years or so.

Of course, do you really understand the complexities of the markets/economies or you just blaming it all on a person thats been in office for less than a month?

Spending 787 BILLION dollars in a month is quite the accomplishment, you should feel proud.

[Dan J 277]

I didn't vote for Obama

I think he's and poor choice for President and has no leadership.

The market hates him, the stock market drops every day he is in office

He sure hasn't been positive so far for the USA

What the market wants and what the economy needs are not necessarily the same thing. The market will go for policies that boost company profits in the short term at the cost of general economic stability in the long term. The current situation we are in is a good example of that. The government has a responsibility to encourage long term market stability.

Plus the market hasn't yet completely realized the consequences of all the mistakes its has make in the past 8 years or so.

Of course, do you really understand the complexities of the markets/economies or you just blaming it all on a person thats been in office for less than a month?

Spending 787 BILLION dollars in a month is quite the accomplishment, you should feel proud.

I would rather spend that investing in our country, than over a trillion in countries on the other side of the world.

Edited February 19, 2009 by Dan + Gemvita

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

I didn't vote for Obama

I think he's and poor choice for President and has no leadership.

The market hates him, the stock market drops every day he is in office

He sure hasn't been positive so far for the USA

What the market wants and what the economy needs are not necessarily the same thing. The market will go for policies that boost company profits in the short term at the cost of general economic stability in the long term. The current situation we are in is a good example of that. The government has a responsibility to encourage long term market stability.

Plus the market hasn't yet completely realized the consequences of all the mistakes its has make in the past 8 years or so.

Of course, do you really understand the complexities of the markets/economies or you just blaming it all on a person thats been in office for less than a month?

Spending 787 BILLION dollars in a month is quite the accomplishment, you should feel proud.

I would rather spend that investing in our country, than over a trillion in countries on the other side of the world.

Oh I forgot! Its an investment. WOW i never realized paying for my neighbors mortgage was an investment. Where is my return on that investment? What will the interest rate be on it? I havent seen it in the spending bill. Its time to wake-up now Dan!

[Dan J 277]

I didn't vote for Obama

I think he's and poor choice for President and has no leadership.

The market hates him, the stock market drops every day he is in office

He sure hasn't been positive so far for the USA

What the market wants and what the economy needs are not necessarily the same thing. The market will go for policies that boost company profits in the short term at the cost of general economic stability in the long term. The current situation we are in is a good example of that. The government has a responsibility to encourage long term market stability.

Plus the market hasn't yet completely realized the consequences of all the mistakes its has make in the past 8 years or so.

Of course, do you really understand the complexities of the markets/economies or you just blaming it all on a person thats been in office for less than a month?

Spending 787 BILLION dollars in a month is quite the accomplishment, you should feel proud.

I would rather spend that investing in our country, than over a trillion in countries on the other side of the world.

Oh I forgot! Its an investment. WOW i never realized paying for my neighbors mortgage was an investment. Where is my return on that investment? What will the interest rate be on it? I havent seen it in the spending bill. Its time to wake-up now Dan!

What was the rate of return on our investment in Iraq? Over a trillion spent, and what did we get back? You can complain about the size of the stimulus bill, but you're very silent about spending over a trillion on the other side of the world. Selective outrage i suppose is all you can muster.

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

I didn't vote for Obama

I think he's and poor choice for President and has no leadership.

The market hates him, the stock market drops every day he is in office

He sure hasn't been positive so far for the USA

What the market wants and what the economy needs are not necessarily the same thing. The market will go for policies that boost company profits in the short term at the cost of general economic stability in the long term. The current situation we are in is a good example of that. The government has a responsibility to encourage long term market stability.

Plus the market hasn't yet completely realized the consequences of all the mistakes its has make in the past 8 years or so.

Of course, do you really understand the complexities of the markets/economies or you just blaming it all on a person thats been in office for less than a month?

Spending 787 BILLION dollars in a month is quite the accomplishment, you should feel proud.

I would rather spend that investing in our country, than over a trillion in countries on the other side of the world.

Oh I forgot! Its an investment. WOW i never realized paying for my neighbors mortgage was an investment. Where is my return on that investment? What will the interest rate be on it? I havent seen it in the spending bill. Its time to wake-up now Dan!

What was the rate of return on our investment in Iraq? Over a trillion spent, and what did we get back? You can complain about the size of the stimulus bill, but you're very silent about spending over a trillion on the other side of the world. Selective outrage i suppose is all you can muster.

FREEDOM OF A PEOPLE! Your selective caring of people is very hypocritical. Oh and I will remind you of Mr. Obamas 17000 troop insertion into afghanistan. Can you tell me what he said during the campaign? If I remember correctly it was withdrawl. I cant wait to see the "Obama lies" bumper stickers.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

i use to have dollars...now i have change. GOBAMA!

And the people of Iraq and Afghanistan Thank You. So do the executives of energy, defense and finance companies.

maybe they should thank Clinton for not taking Obama out when she had multiple chances.

[Jasman0717 9]

I am so glad I bailed out of the stock market last year