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SRT Mike · March 17th, 2003, 08:46 PM

Jason,

What happened to the stock market today? *UP* 282 points on the Dow! I bet tomorrow it will surge again. It didn't surge because people though Bush would announce a new happy-happy-joy-joy policy towards Iraq, it surged because Bush was going to announce imminent war. How can what you say be true given that? The stock market is the *ultimate* indicator of whether people are holding or spending - and a 300 point gain shows a LOT of people SPENDING right NOW.

War DOES NOT generally have a negative impact on the economy... uncertainty does.

When we go to war, many things happen, such as MASSIVE government spending. This will improve the flow of money - and the *flow* of money is what the economy is about. The quantity of money hasn't changed, only the flow.

The war will bring stability. This is GREAT for the economy. When they nail Bin Hidin', that will be a HUGE boost. I predict a 200-300 point surge in the dow the day Bin Runnin' is proven dead or captured.

The day the war in Iraq is over, the economy will surge dramatically as it will when Bin Duckin' is caught or killed.

I don't personally put alot of stock in the economic side of all this, but I think the economic impact will be tremendous, in a good way!

March 17th, 2003, 08:46 PM	#14
SRT Mike Senior Member SRT Mike is offline Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,290 Rep Power: 14	Re: 48 hours. GOODBYE Jason, What happened to the stock market today? UP 282 points on the Dow! I bet tomorrow it will surge again. It didn't surge because people though Bush would announce a new happy-happy-joy-joy policy towards Iraq, it surged because Bush was going to announce imminent war. How can what you say be true given that? The stock market is the ultimate indicator of whether people are holding or spending - and a 300 point gain shows a LOT of people SPENDING right NOW. War DOES NOT generally have a negative impact on the economy... uncertainty does. When we go to war, many things happen, such as MASSIVE government spending. This will improve the flow of money - and the flow of money is what the economy is about. The quantity of money hasn't changed, only the flow. The war will bring stability. This is GREAT for the economy. When they nail Bin Hidin', that will be a HUGE boost. I predict a 200-300 point surge in the dow the day Bin Runnin' is proven dead or captured. The day the war in Iraq is over, the economy will surge dramatically as it will when Bin Duckin' is caught or killed. I don't personally put alot of stock in the economic side of all this, but I think the economic impact will be tremendous, in a good way!