Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Economics PSA

Dear Consumers

I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you that economics is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Somebody says we're in a recession and magically...the numbers aren't looking so good anymore. Someone says we're in a period of economic growth...and magically we feel inclined to buy a new BMW.

The media isn't helping the situation with their sensationalistic style of reporting which over-dramatizes ever move the markets, the Fed and the Treasury make.

Ugh.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

But now is the best time to buy a car and/or house because the interest rates are so low. Furthermore, both Dems and Repubs urge us to buy our way out of a recession.


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1244 said...

To paraphrase Henry Ford, "Economics is the bunk."