Comments on: The recession is over for us https://habitablezone.com/2012/08/21/the-recession-is-over-for-us/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:41:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2012/08/21/the-recession-is-over-for-us/#comment-17532 ER Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:23:08 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=20425#comment-17532 They proved all their racial theories with rigorous statistics, detailed biometrics and careful archaeology, they even had a government-sponsored institute and learned journals. For that matter, the Marxists developed a highly complex theory of economics, densely footnoted and thoroughly documented, all sorts of citations and scholarly research, going all the way back to Karl himself. We all create our own subjective universes and we never have any trouble finding all the evidence we need to justify them to our own satisfaction. You've read Creationist debunkings of Darwinism, they can be quite convincing. Even physicists get it dead wrong, sometimes, or see only part of the truth... <img src="http://udaanventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Isaac-Newton.png" alt="." /> They proved all their racial theories with rigorous statistics, detailed biometrics and careful archaeology, they even had a government-sponsored institute and learned journals.

For that matter, the Marxists developed a highly complex theory of economics, densely footnoted and thoroughly documented, all sorts of citations and scholarly research, going all the way back to Karl himself.

We all create our own subjective universes and we never have any trouble finding all the evidence we need to justify them to our own satisfaction. You’ve read Creationist debunkings of Darwinism, they can be quite convincing.

Even physicists get it dead wrong, sometimes, or see only part of the truth…

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]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/08/21/the-recession-is-over-for-us/#comment-17530 TB Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:34:55 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=20425#comment-17530 Economics and politics are not physics. But they are mathematics and anthropology, among others. Economics and politics are not physics. But they are mathematics and anthropology, among others.

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2012/08/21/the-recession-is-over-for-us/#comment-17529 ER Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:04:34 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=20425#comment-17529 Economics and politics, after all, are not physics. You can always find data or extenuating circumstances to prove or disprove anything you want. Economics and politics, after all, are not physics. You can always find data or extenuating circumstances to prove or disprove anything you want.

]]> By: alcaray https://habitablezone.com/2012/08/21/the-recession-is-over-for-us/#comment-17528 alcaray Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:52:02 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=20425#comment-17528 It would have happened long ago if the stimulus was not watered down. It would have happened long ago if the stimulus was not watered down.

]]> By: Jody https://habitablezone.com/2012/08/21/the-recession-is-over-for-us/#comment-17527 Jody Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:43:43 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=20425#comment-17527 *Sigh of relief* I am happy for you Rob! *Sigh of relief*

I am happy for you Rob!

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2012/08/21/the-recession-is-over-for-us/#comment-17525 ER Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:10:16 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=20425#comment-17525 It has more to do with perception than with fact; what kind of universe you have constructed around yourself. His followers will give him the credit, but the rest will say it would have happened anyway in spite of him, and that it didn't happen soon or strong enough because of him. Actually, times are great, unless you happen to be out of money. But then again, that's always been the case, hasn't it? Still, prices are low, inflation is close to zero, and unemployment, although high, has been quite stable for quite a while. There is a lot of misery out there for sure, but if its not in your house, its happening to somebody else, isn't it? Personally, I've never been better off than I am right now. I've got an above average income, my bills get paid the day they show up in the mail and I'm totally out of debt. I've got money in the bank and I save a little more every month. Do I give Obama the credit? No. Do I blame George Bush I'm not even better off? Maybe, but it doesn't really matter. Keep socking it away. This movie ain't over yet. In fact, I don't thinks it's going to be over any time soon, and if you think it ever will be you're just setting yourself up for a fall. It's just getting started, and except for a very few of us, I don't think it really matters who wins the next election. It has more to do with perception than with fact; what kind of universe you have constructed around yourself. His followers will give him the credit, but the rest will say it would have happened anyway in spite of him, and that it didn’t happen soon or strong enough because of him.

Actually, times are great, unless you happen to be out of money. But then again, that’s always been the case, hasn’t it? Still, prices are low, inflation is close to zero, and unemployment, although high, has been quite stable for quite a while. There is a lot of misery out there for sure, but if its not in your house, its happening to somebody else, isn’t it?

Personally, I’ve never been better off than I am right now. I’ve got an above average income, my bills get paid the day they show up in the mail and I’m totally out of debt. I’ve got money in the bank and I save a little more every month. Do I give Obama the credit? No. Do I blame George Bush I’m not even better off? Maybe, but it doesn’t really matter.

Keep socking it away. This movie ain’t over yet. In fact, I don’t thinks it’s going to be over any time soon, and if you think it ever will be you’re just setting yourself up for a fall. It’s just getting started, and except for a very few of us, I don’t think it really matters who wins the next election.

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