Comments on: Dude, Where’s My Recession http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/dude-wheres-my-recession/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:40:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Adam Herman http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/dude-wheres-my-recession/#comment-120370 Adam Herman Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:47:12 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10294#comment-120370 It might be a good idea for there to actually be a recession before you slap Glenn around. A recession means something very specific. It doesn't mean "a general perception that the economy stinks", no matter how widespread that feeling is. It doesn't mean the stock market sucks either. It means two consecutive quarters of negative growth. Since we haven't even gotten one yet, you are seriously jumping the gun. Of course, this is a blogger who thinks that if there is a single economic indicator that is negative(such as gas prices), then we're in a recession. It might be a good idea for there to actually be a recession before you slap Glenn around.

A recession means something very specific. It doesn’t mean “a general perception that the economy stinks”, no matter how widespread that feeling is. It doesn’t mean the stock market sucks either. It means two consecutive quarters of negative growth. Since we haven’t even gotten one yet, you are seriously jumping the gun.

Of course, this is a blogger who thinks that if there is a single economic indicator that is negative(such as gas prices), then we’re in a recession.

]]> By: jr http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/dude-wheres-my-recession/#comment-120135 jr Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:11:20 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10294#comment-120135 The University of Tennessee has really low standards to employ people like Glenn Harlan Reynolds The University of Tennessee has really low standards to employ people like Glenn Harlan Reynolds

]]> By: Parthenon http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/dude-wheres-my-recession/#comment-120087 Parthenon Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:15:00 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10294#comment-120087 Oh, <i>there</i> it is! Oh, there it is!

]]> By: Nimrod Gently http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/dude-wheres-my-recession/#comment-120080 Nimrod Gently Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:59:49 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10294#comment-120080 <i>What </i>a smug prick. What a smug prick.

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