Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Is the economy really recovering?

One of the easiest way to answer this question is to look at rail transport, because goods and commodities travel by rail. There is a web site that tracks traffic on the rail in 4 different ways and also tracks the rail traffic on each carrier. Whichever way you look at the data, the conclusion is clear: there is no significant recovery. NOTE that rail traffic fell off precipitously in Q4 of last year, after the FED engineered the sequestering of bank funds (already reported in an earlier post). The website that reports on rail traffic in more detail is:

What of the recently reported increase in consumer spending? The 0.4% rise in June may be due to the rise in gasoline prices.There is economic recovery in Asia but not here. Remember! The Obamabots benefit from continued economic crisis, so the last thing they want is for the downturn to end. Remember the Joker! As long as we are in economic stress, Obama can offer "solutions." It was and is a Munchausen by proxy insanity.

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