Re: America, a Civilization in Decline

On Sat, 17 May 2008 02:45:06 GMT, nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Straydog)
wrote:

>
>Tourism is up in the USA, and ex****ts are still increasing, and our
>trade deficit is going down. Even the real estate market is
>stabilizing.


LOL. The trade deficit is going down because we're buying less oil at
these prices and the recession is biting im****ts. The notion the real
estate market is stabilizing is a joke. You're seeign seasonal
variation, (more house starts and slaes in Aprl than January) not year
over year. Compare April 07 to April 08 (and for good measure match
both of htose to 06.
http://www.briefing.com/Investor/Public/Calendars/EconomicCalendar.htm
Click on the entries for tables.

Housing starts are down about 30% year over year. and 60% over 06.