Greenspan, politely: "um, we could become really fucked if we don't do something about our deficits soon"

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― donut christ (donut), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Policy-makers must not get lulled into a sense of complacency, he said.

Lulled, my ass. Our policy makers are deeply entrenched in a sense of complacency.

I need to work for a major evil corporation NOW. Otherwise, I'll be unemployed for most of my 30s.

― Kenan (kenan), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, the Greenspan warning was a good shot across the bow, along with the IMF head's observations. Question is what will happen? I have my concerns...

I'm glad I work for the state, let's put it that way.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:20 (twenty-one years ago)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4025139.stm

Head of the IMF saying much the same thing.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

This article has an interesting take on what he may have really meant: http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/19/news/economy/fed_greenspan/index.htm?cnn=yes

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Headline, January 15, 2005:

Greenspan resigns
Robert Novak named new Federal Reserve Chairman

― Kenan (kenan), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I need to work for a major evil corporation NOW. Otherwise, I'll be unemployed for most of my 30s.

Ha!
You'll still be unemployed, becuase your job will be outsourced to China or India!

― trigonalmayhem (trigonalmayhem), Friday, 19 November 2004 22:17 (twenty-one years ago)

hey fuck you greenspan. werent you the one who was all gung ho about tax cuts a couple years ago? how the fuck do you think we got into this mess?

― still bevens (bscrubbins), Friday, 19 November 2004 22:46 (twenty-one years ago)

overspending

― trigonalmayhem (trigonalmayhem), Friday, 19 November 2004 22:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Headline, November 15, 2004:

Greenspan Promoted to Captain Obvious After US Deficit Observations

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 19 November 2004 22:51 (twenty-one years ago)

two years pass...

He said Bill Clinton was the best president he ever worked with. He also damned Bush. I almost cried when I found this out. He has truly done this nation a great, great service, for people will listen to him.

― Bimble, Sunday, 16 September 2007 14:55 (eighteen years ago)

After which they will wander off in search of porn and a jello shot, wake up with a filmy coating on their tongue and forget the whole thing happened.

― Aimless, Sunday, 16 September 2007 17:19 (eighteen years ago)

I assume you mean Jello Biafra. If so, I salute you.

― Bimble, Monday, 17 September 2007 01:10 (eighteen years ago)

massive stream of right-wingers rushing to insist "i'm not like bush, he's terrible! he's not a conservative at all!": classic or annoying?

― J.D., Monday, 17 September 2007 01:21 (eighteen years ago)

greenspan was never like bush, or reagan

― elan, Monday, 17 September 2007 01:37 (eighteen years ago)

xpost - classic, but only for divide and conquer purposes

― Hurting 2, Monday, 17 September 2007 13:52 (eighteen years ago)

classic because none of their candidates are doing it, only their brain trust

― El Tomboto, Monday, 17 September 2007 13:55 (eighteen years ago)

This morning Krugman remarks: "Too little, too late, dickwad."

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 17 September 2007 14:06 (eighteen years ago)

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