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And when it does, then it'll be news. ;)

Posted by Dr.Vermin (aka Dr.Vermin) Jul 23 '09, 15:11

But I'm the wrong guy to ask. Lord knows that every time I tried to bring good economic news to ST during the Bush years, there were plenty of STers eager to explain how it wasn't good news at all.

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- An economic rebound will depend largely on whether consumers will be willing/able to resume taking on debt to buy big ticket items. - con_carne Jul 23, 15:19 4
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    - Stopping the downturn is good, but we will want growth to come somehow. Remember that one critical form of growth will be the stimulus. - con_carne Jul 23, 15:33
    - I no silly, you sill :) -- nm - con_carne Jul 23, 15:26
  - uh, as far as I know, that's exactly what the "new housing starts" metric measures -- nm - Beryllium Jul 23, 15:21
- The talk of the so called "green shoots" has been fairly prevalent in the media. - Loyola Jul 23, 15:17
- FWIW, it's been reported on NPR a little, but with a lot of qualifiers suggesting that it may or may not mean anything. (nm) - musubi Jul 23, 15:16 2
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  - Yes, on Marketplace I heard that people are paying down debt, and if they continue to do so instead of buying cars and stuff, the recovery will take l - con_carne Jul 23, 15:17

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