Hahahaha.... now you're really tapping out! First you whine about my font color, now you complain because I took the time to refute you point by point!
Lame, lame, lame!
Funny how you never had a problem with my “embedded” rebuttals before, ExNYer.
Originally Posted by lustylad
First, you DIDN"T refute me point-by-point. You simply ignored the article I posted and gave me your own (useless) analysis.
Second, I never had a problem with your embedded rebuttals before because I don't ever recall seeing you post one before. It is usually the tranny fuckee who does that. But, you are in good company, mope.
Straw man, you mope. I already told you I don't challenge the NBER (that's the National Bureau of Economic Research) on when the 2008/09 recession officially started and ended.
Originally Posted by lustylad
Really, you don't challenge it? Because you did when I made the exact same point. Why was it bad when I stated that the recession began in December 2007, but OK when NBER stated it?
Trying to backtrack on your earlier post while trying to look like you are NOT backtracking makes you look worse.
MOPE.
And if you don't trust me to translate the data, just ask any economist to explain in plain English what it means when real GDP is falling at an 8.2% annual rate. They will use terms like “plummeting” or “cratering” or “nosedive” or “free-fall” to describe it. Maybe even “tanking”! Terms that don't apply to an annualized real GDP drop of 1.9%. But hey, who gives a shit? I can tell you'd rather stay willfully ignorant when it comes to economics. FOREVER.
Originally Posted by lustylad
Just take any economist?
I think you have this wrong - again. In my last post, I asked you to cite any reputable source that said the Great Recession began at the end of 2008. And guess what? You still haven't!
Instead, you change the subject by telling me to ask any economist what an 8.2% drop in GDP means in plain English.
Gee, let me take a guess. In plain English, an 8.2% drop in GDP means that there was an 8.2% drop in GDP. How's that?
Plummeting? Cratering? Nosedive? What are you a drama queen? Are any of those terms quantifiable? Or just hysterics? Is there an argument in there somewhere?
I can tell you'd rather avoid a straight answer when it comes to economics. FOREVER.
By the way, even if the brunt of the “financial meltdown” occurred in 2007 as you stupidly believe, it only reinforces my original point that there was a stronger case for voting against the GOP on economic grounds in 2008 than in 2012.
Originally Posted by lustylad
Strawman argument.
I never said when the "brunt" of anything occurred. I made the SIMPLE point that the Great Recession lasted from December 2007 until mid 2009. I also made the SIMPLE point that the real estate market was going south earlier in 2007 as the mortgage defaults soared.
It was you who swaggered into the conversation like a know-it-all when you tried to tell us the recession wasn't until the end of 2008. CLEARLY NOT TRUE.