Category Archives: Stock Market Bubble

Was the stock market a bubble under Bush?

at least partially? being propped up by overspending and comical real estate practices? don’t some bubbles last for years? like Clinton’s e-bubble in the 90s? to be frank, I think a decent portion of the stock market has been a bubble since the mid-80s… and partially still is… mostly being propped up by overspending and…

Why did Allen Greenspan blow bubbles in our stock market,?

What part of the federal government enabled companies like enron, and healthsouth to legally steal millions of dollars, and to lie about the companies value? What effect did this have on the US, and world economy? Also: Who were the victims of this theft, (workers, stock brokers, republicans, democrats) ???? To please his Masters

Are for profit colleges on the stock market the next bubble?

When students default on their loans and the federal government decides not to subsidize them anymore? Don’t say I didn’t warn you. This is the next bubble. All you cons investing in the stock market on these for profit colleges will lose your shirts. http://www.kentucky.com/2010/06/06/1294673/for-profit-colleges-prepare-to.html Thanks for this insight. It always amazes me how some…

Can anyone name a US recession since 1787 that was actually reversed by Government Stimulus?

The Great depression was reversed by War. The Recession that began with LBJ was caused by excessive governmental borrowing That crowded out capital for private investment and spurred inflation. The Nixon recession was not reversed by wage and price controls or spending and became more inflationary under Gerald Ford. The Ford recession was not reversed…

Do we really have a series of financial bubbles ready to burst?

Credit bubble (consumer debt), Mortgage bubble (housing) Stock Market Bubble, National debt bubble (to China and Japan), unfunded liabilities (Social Security and Medicare). The Debt Ceiling has been raised 3 trillion in the last 4 years. Last year the fed downloaded 1 trillion in credit to the system. Isn’t this grossly out of balance? Isn’t…