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bad news for us. [MORE]	bad	Mar 11, 2008 17:30
Lack of fiscal discipline and ignorance by the President and Congress has led to huge deficits and the weakening of... [MORE]	Boomer	Mar 7, 2008 12:17
So there will be 2 recessions under Bush. Overspending, lying about weapons to tie us up in Iraq while Osama... [MORE]	ATG	Feb 21, 2008 03:07
I believe that you are confused about the jobs going overseas, that was Bill Clinton. George Bush sent the jobs... [MORE]	Blueoxe	Feb 24, 2008 15:07
The fact is, the job selling started with Clinton, not with Bush. There are so many messes that Bush has... [MORE]	sockergrl80	Feb 25, 2008 16:03
It takes more than the president to pass and make laws. None in congress seem to do anything about the... [MORE]	JW	Feb 28, 2008 14:19
Poor beacuse of Bush [MORE]	V Malhotra	Mar 5, 2008 13:28
if people cant see what is going on around them then you are in big trouble look at the price... [MORE]	brenda	Mar 12, 2008 12:16
This country is broke. If not , why are we borrowing money from China to give rebates to (everyone)? What... [MORE]	tank	Feb 11, 2008 11:05
1st--there are bread lines, and there have been for many years--they are just in areas that you wouldn't condescend to... [MORE]	james	Feb 5, 2008 14:54
Time to dust off the 30's depression era movies and see how people survived in that day. I guess I'll... [MORE]	Darkness on the Horizon	Jan 24, 2008 01:33
I keep hearing the word over and over again but where is it.What recession .The 1930s was a recession .What... [MORE]	RodneyC	Jan 30, 2008 06:41
People are moving from 300,000$ houses they can no longer afford and into tents and trailers.Manufacturing jobs ,or the remnants... [MORE]	David	Feb 8, 2008 19:47
What do you mean a recession is coming? It's already been in Michigan for four years! [MORE]	Bamboozler	Jan 17, 2008 12:08
Good point! We run a business in Michigan and people practically beg us for a job. Yet, time and time... [MORE]	Kim	Jan 30, 2008 05:17
I have been watching the stock market fall everyday and Gold Increase almost $300 oz since august of 2007. The... [MORE]	Nailer	Jan 15, 2008 09:17
Go see the documentary at www.zeitgeistthemovie.com [MORE]	Sandra	Jan 22, 2008 23:27
Is dead on, 100 % correct. This country is in deep troube, because we are no longer a manufacturing giant,... [MORE]	The harsh reality is that the forces allied against us both foreign and domestic are formi	Dec 12, 2007 20:15
My family was in the machining business for four generations and I noticed after 1980 it was downhill. Everything we... [MORE]	Rocco	Dec 20, 2007 22:52
I noticed it closer to 1985 or 1986. I was working horrendous hours during that time, trying to do 3... [MORE]	Bruce de la Vega	Jan 2, 2008 11:30
We didn't have business and academic executives whining about supposed talent or labor shortages. Even before Pearl, we hired farm-hands... [MORE]	Bruce de la Vega	Jan 2, 2008 11:43
Politicians want to give us rebates. .These rebates(gifts?) are to buy our votes.We would have more money to spend if... [MORE]	Jack L.Kinch (1uncle)	Jan 25, 2008 19:21
IF we are ever to be free let us free ourselves of the Burdens of Oil. With any luck this... [MORE]	Nicolai	Dec 10, 2007 22:45
if the rets of your existene is so morbid and negative wow!!!!!!!! and i really am referring to an... [MORE]	howard lamel	Dec 7, 2007 07:51
running out beens to squeeze and repackage and running out of countries to send jobs to, the MBA (Move the... [MORE]	Alex Morfesis	Nov 16, 2007 00:47
PRE-shocks vs AFTER-shocks. As the boomers start retiring and selling their 401Ks, the supply will far outweigh the demand. 80... [MORE]	PJM	Nov 14, 2007 09:48
These always seem to accompany correction bottoms! Within 36 hours of this coming out, the market is now UP over... [MORE]	Jim Turner	Nov 14, 2007 09:38
I appreciate your optimism. Just be careful, there's a lot of downside potential out there. With the Fed and Treasury... [MORE]	Alan Walters	Dec 2, 2007 06:49
Thats what is wrong with this country, People care more about their party then they do about their country. Your oath... [MORE]	John	Nov 13, 2007 19:44
Yes, we in America, and around the World, are headed for the complete collapse of the economy. Of course, it... [MORE]	Steve Noe	Nov 13, 2007 16:44
If this fellow has made 30% a year for 9 years he started with about $30 million dollars. He may... [MORE]	jfm	Nov 13, 2007 16:41
It is important that every American understand that this next Presidential election will be the most pivotal in our countries... [MORE]	Richard Clark	Nov 13, 2007 14:27
Some software is in the form of products. Unfortunately, it's a tiny and shrinking portion of the whole; most, indeed,... [MORE]	Bruce de la Vega	Jan 2, 2008 11:14
There WAS a recession in 1937-38 that was part of the depression. [MORE]	wijg	Nov 13, 2007 10:46
What people fail to realize is that the elites manipulate the economy for their benefit. The Great Depression was created... [MORE]	conspiracy	Nov 13, 2007 09:26
People. People. People. Calm Down. I have been hearing these depressions coming, we're all gona starve, we'll all be slaves... [MORE]	Ima Bilderburger	Jan 2, 2008 19:27
Yeah, more Governmnet will work - when the Government we have is blundered. I'm worried, which is why I vote and... [MORE]	Recovering Republican	Jan 23, 2008 12:06
The Illuminate- Trilateral Commission-Bilberg Group-all meet in Bohimian Grove,CA. end of July for two wks. This is your Power and... [MORE]	Genghis	Jan 26, 2008 23:25
USA Inc is borrowing $2 billionUSD plus a day, is running a current account deficit and the share price is... [MORE]	Thomas	Nov 13, 2007 08:22
Sure If you work at Wall-mart [MORE]	Pierre	Nov 13, 2007 07:14
Although the housing market will be in recession for sometime. The rest of the economy is doing fairly well. There... [MORE]	William West	Nov 13, 2007 05:49
Sell everything, and trade your U.S money in for gold. [MORE]	Richard Givis	Jan 22, 2008 13:30
Contrary to all the pundits no recession is forecast in 2008. Recession is definited as two consecutive quarters of... [MORE]	William West	Jan 27, 2008 02:36
To poster #1: Depressions are recessions. Recession is the CORRECT term for a finance professional to use. "Depression" is a subjective... [MORE]	Buyman	Nov 13, 2007 01:19
Yes, Buyman, "depression" is a subjective term, as is "recession". The recognized "authority", NBER, still waffles quite a bit even... [MORE]	Bruce de la Vega	Jan 2, 2008 10:58
Markets rarely correct to fair value. They ususally over correct to deeply undervalued levels. The stock market has been propped... [MORE]	Dave	Nov 13, 2007 00:29
Last year and earlier this year I warned of a severe recession , if not a depression, and took appropriate... [MORE]	Allen L Roland	Nov 12, 2007 22:44
As long as I can watch the setting sun and still buy a bottle of whiskey, then temporary market downturns... [MORE]	bob dylan	Nov 12, 2007 22:40
Mission accomplished as far as the Bush regime. They came in as gangsters and are successfully leaving like bandits. [MORE]	Lilly	Nov 12, 2007 21:38
Big business and the Politicians who are backed by them are to blame. By outsourcing across the various sectors, we have... [MORE]	Concerned Citizen	Nov 12, 2007 21:36
Does it matter what state the economy, value of the dollar, or housing market is in or political party is... [MORE]	James	Nov 12, 2007 20:20
Amen, James The new God is money. Our politicians are owned by the lobbyists who are owned by big buiness and... [MORE]	Tom Massey	Jan 21, 2008 15:49
Now that was a scary post! If I believed you (and it is hard not to), I'd sell my house... [MORE]	Kim	Jan 30, 2008 05:23
I was taught in college that over production and under consumption along with buying shares on margins were the culprits... [MORE]	William Watson	Nov 12, 2007 20:04
Coming from the other side of the economic scale, news like this hits home. You all wax philosophical with 'it'll... [MORE]	Alicyn	Nov 12, 2007 19:47
He's not in business to spread optimism. And sadly though he's right. I see the urban sprawl here in San... [MORE]	g moss	Nov 12, 2007 19:10
Which of the following headlines will grab an investor's attention: a) Stock market is following it's normal cycle and due for... [MORE]	JM	Nov 12, 2007 19:02
"I've never seen a market with more risk and what's significant is that risk is not yet priced in" Sounds scary... [MORE]	jdwren	Nov 12, 2007 18:46
Some people are talking us into a recession,a few months ago it was great. Wrong time to buy stocks,thanks! Panic selling! Stupid... [MORE]	pisces	Nov 12, 2007 18:40
Rising prices, in and of itself, is INFLATION. A recession can occur with rising or falling prices. The term "depression"... [MORE]	MIke	Nov 12, 2007 18:40
"Noting that consumption is already slowing, Mr. Melcher figures sharply rising unemployment is inevitable. Another of his worries is that... [MORE]	ISLV	Nov 12, 2007 18:39
Never fear, Hillary is here. She will fix all of our problems. Just vote for Hillary. NOT [MORE]	Kramer	Nov 12, 2007 18:29
forgot that I did that last month, taking a tidy 19.7% return for 2007. Always be ready to take some... [MORE]	Paul	Nov 12, 2007 18:18
The sky is falling, the sky is falling. It might be, but economists and investment experts are wrong about half... [MORE]	Reynard	Nov 12, 2007 18:09
I just got around to reading Brendon's book ("Dark Valley", published 2000) last month. Although on one level I knew... [MORE]	DMC	Nov 12, 2007 18:07
Panic, even those artificially induced by the Wall Street Wizards and media pundits is great for business. One, it allows... [MORE]	Steve	Nov 12, 2007 18:03
Melcher's comments are self serving. He admits that when he said "what is not good for the country, but good... [MORE]	Jon Smith	Nov 12, 2007 18:02
I like Dan's work, but no where does he point out that it was a depression in the 30's (the... [MORE]	David Rohret	Nov 12, 2007 17:28
People under 40 have never experienced a decent recession. We need one every now and then to shake things up... [MORE]	Chuckiechan	Nov 12, 2007 18:24
why anyone is surprised that the U.S. bubble economy is on the verge of a major correction is beyond me.... [MORE]	The Truth	Nov 12, 2007 17:26
If you look at the economy, you can see that there is no where else for the market to go... [MORE]	TV	Nov 12, 2007 17:22
the stock market may drop but not fail. our gov. cannot let this happen. the house and senat passed a... [MORE]	richard clark	Dec 16, 2007 21:04
The middle class in America have been the primary buyers and borrowers of money in the world for at least... [MORE]	Neal A E	Nov 12, 2007 17:22
with...gold rising...inflation rising...oil prices rising...the dollar falling...the stock market falling...2 ongoing wars...Iran getting nuclear weapons...forclosures way up....home sales way down...home... [MORE]	les	Nov 12, 2007 16:51
It doesn't take a genius to see that America is heading for a major recession. We are 9 trillion dollars... [MORE]	Earl Harris	Nov 12, 2007 17:24
In 1972, I was just getting into the real estate business in Florida.....one afternoon, I looked for encougagement from an... [MORE]	charles banks	Nov 12, 2007 17:25
Every recession was the beginning of another boom...It's called re-growth. We would have had a depression if not for Google,... [MORE]	george	Nov 12, 2007 21:11
I believe this story. Weeks ago, I contacted family and friends and told them to tighten their financial belts. How... [MORE]	GG	Nov 12, 2007 16:48
Whenever the economy takes a bump of some sort, there is always the alarmnists who for various reasons, tout the... [MORE]	Vince Hugh	Nov 12, 2007 16:38
I was very glad to see your comments after several 'gloom and doom we're all gonna die' ones. When unemployment... [MORE]	Elise	Nov 12, 2007 18:07
Yeah sure, everyone is working -- at greatly reduced wages in jobs they are overqualified for because all of the... [MORE]	ExPat	Nov 12, 2007 18:12
Wow! Talk about living in denial. please do some research and study economics and history. [MORE]	Professor X	Nov 12, 2007 18:53
WHAT R U HIGH! YEAH I am WORKING TOO, TOO DAMN MUCH - JUST TO GET BY. 1 FULL TIME, 1 PART... [MORE]	pitbull	Nov 12, 2007 19:23
Yeah thats fine and dandy Mr. Hugh, but only people making $300,000 or better were the be benefiting from President... [MORE]	Enyiazu Ehiemere	Nov 12, 2007 23:13
sure, there are alarmists at every bump -- but far more polyanna optimists. The housing market _is_ in bad shape and... [MORE]	rc	Nov 12, 2007 23:29
Yea everyones working alright... in low pay jobs without vacation pay, health benefits, etc. That's not exactly a good thing.... [MORE]	WillieG	Nov 13, 2007 04:09
Hey Vince, Your master's degree in wishful thinking doesn't paint over the reality of the situation. This guy may be a... [MORE]	jackiebaron	Nov 13, 2007 04:24
Vince Hugh you are blinded big time [MORE]	JA	Nov 13, 2007 12:49
Gerald Celente sees a similar picture to this fellow but he also sees a collapse and a panic followed by... [MORE]	Dylan Skriloff	Nov 25, 2007 14:45
Pitbull, so you're not making as much money as you would like. Neither am I. But what does that have... [MORE]	Vince Hugh	Dec 1, 2007 15:01
The markets are going to tank. Major firms are only delaying the event until they can sell their stakes. Just... [MORE]	JG	Nov 12, 2007 16:29
I've been following Dan since the late 70's.... he has always been correct in predicting major moves. [MORE]	Mike	Nov 12, 2007 16:17
WE bleed money for foreign oil, all going to oligarchs that hate us. We bleed money on oil wars so... [MORE]	Shredder	Nov 12, 2007 16:01
Sounds to me like the socialist are doing their best to scare everyone. Their idea is that then the democrats... [MORE]	Thomas	Nov 12, 2007 16:01
These people make all their money off knee-jerk selloffs. Of course he is going to tell investors to dump their... [MORE]	Chris	Nov 12, 2007 15:56
We have practically outsourced every single piece of our knowledge base to India, China, and a dozen other countries. When... [MORE]	John	Nov 12, 2007 15:52
What is left out of the equation in the analysis of The Great Depression was the effect of capital flight.... [MORE]	George French	Nov 12, 2007 15:52
IF all of you posters are so sure of your knowing what will be the future, why are you sharing... [MORE]	Pier Johsnon	Nov 13, 2007 02:45
It is agreed among the freed that the powers that beed have no need to feed on their own carnage.... [MORE]	ALEX S. GABOR	Nov 12, 2007 15:48
More and more technical, high paying jobs are going over sea's. This is crazy and we need to shutdown a... [MORE]	CW	Nov 12, 2007 15:48
This article is top news on the Hal Turner Show. I hope the Federal Government collapses. [MORE]	Mike	Nov 12, 2007 15:44
This guy is definitely a bear. [MORE]	Mike Foti	Nov 12, 2007 15:37
I think the guy is drinking too much wine at 175.00 a bottle. Is the market over due for a... [MORE]	Randy	Nov 12, 2007 17:44
yes you can have a roi of 175%-especially if large portions of your money is invested overseas!!!!!!!!!! [MORE]	ehiemere	Nov 12, 2007 23:16
Hello!! 175% isn't an interest rate, it's the yield on his hedge fund and you can bet your life that... [MORE]	jackiebaron	Nov 13, 2007 04:30
Having the foresight to see (at least 4 years ago) that the real estate market would go down in flames... [MORE]	Jack	Nov 12, 2007 15:36
The deflation of currency... I don't understand how this is being interpreted as the end of the US economy. If our... [MORE]	mark	Nov 12, 2007 15:25
Not appropriate to publish Mr. Melchor's remarks as a future prognosis. Mr. Melchor, an admitted bear, would naturally wish to... [MORE]	Cyro	Nov 12, 2007 15:03
Back in the late 90s when the Asian markets had dropped dramatically over a short period of time and Mexico... [MORE]	Goodbye Natalie	Nov 12, 2007 14:48
too much debt, too many billionaires, too much taxation, too many attorneys, too much fat, too many people, too much... [MORE]	phil	Nov 12, 2007 14:39
That we are in unique times is a common (and always true) statement that always pops up as if the... [MORE]	joe stafura	Nov 12, 2007 14:38
I hope this guy is wrong. Then again, he apparently is smart enough to generate a 175% return on his... [MORE]	Mike Foti	Nov 12, 2007 14:37
WHile the dollar is weak by historical standards for sure, this is after it being unusually strong. It had to... [MORE]	Shaun	Nov 12, 2007 14:36
I have seen this coming for about 5 years , and the current real estate dilema is a product ,... [MORE]	Bob Graham Las Vegas	Nov 12, 2007 14:31
This "news report/editorial/whatever" seems to be more of an advertisement for Balstera Capital Partners than as a legit news item,... [MORE]	SilasSez	Nov 12, 2007 14:21
The Central Bankers who manipulate economies around the World for their benifit always win from these economic disasters. Of course... [MORE]	Aldo Watts	Nov 12, 2007 14:20
What the Bush Administration, Fed and Wall Street can't see is the American Economy, which purchases over 30% of all... [MORE]	G.	Nov 12, 2007 13:59
Is he kidding? Buy gold now? It's already $800 an ounce, and the highest I can remember is just short... [MORE]	Jay	Nov 12, 2007 13:51
Mark-o made the comment that the reason there is a need for foreign trained workers is based on too few... [MORE]	DKM	Nov 12, 2007 14:30
The US Dollar has been inflated by multiples so when you talk about the record highs from 1980, please refer... [MORE]	Peter Spina	Nov 12, 2007 15:19
If you include inflation, $800 gold in 1980 is equal to $2142 gold in 2006. So relative prices are still... [MORE]	Bill Bob	Nov 12, 2007 15:23
what we are witnesssing is a long range play ,which was written years ago.Even our politicians do not know they... [MORE]	B. Kuhl	Nov 12, 2007 15:51
Yep Gold. Look how it escalated during the depression era. More importantly look how it dramatically appreciated during the high... [MORE]	Willy	Nov 12, 2007 16:31
The U.S. is a business....and how you run a business reflects on your success. How you treat your customers (other... [MORE]	Doug	Nov 12, 2007 18:58
Ron Paul's idea of eliminating the Federal Reserve banking-cartel, and getting America back on a sound currency is our only... [MORE]	ron heringhauser	Nov 12, 2007 13:50
Fully agree that a bigtime recession is coming soon. Problem I have is that the GW Bush Administration has contributed... [MORE]	Mike Adams	Nov 12, 2007 13:48
The bad news is that recesion will (hopefully, temporarily only) lower the average living standards of working Americans. The good news... [MORE]	A Reader	Nov 12, 2007 13:31
Is everything these days the worst ever. I don't know about anyone else but I've had the best 7 years... [MORE]	James McCue	Nov 12, 2007 13:30
Both major political parties continue to recommend and implement policies that guarantee our inevitible economic collapse. These include: 1.) Interventionist... [MORE]	Frank Kellam	Nov 12, 2007 13:23
They have been calling our economy a consumer driven economy for years. In truth they should be calling it a... [MORE]	Raymond Allen	Nov 12, 2007 13:19
If a currency is debased by the banking controllers, then why wouldn't prices rise on the goods companies sell and... [MORE]	Carl Schattke	Nov 12, 2007 13:17
Wow. Ballestra is a bear fund, meaning it makes more on a falling market because it uses short sale models... [MORE]	Chicagolawyer	Nov 12, 2007 13:16
If your expert had any lick of sense he would understand that during the 1930's we had a depression not... [MORE]	bob johnson	Nov 12, 2007 13:15
Spoken like a true Demacrat. Always wallowing in worst case senarios. Maybe Global warming will end humanity's time on earth... [MORE]	Massapequa Mike	Nov 12, 2007 13:06
People are spending money they do not have. In this lies the solution. When you do not have the income... [MORE]	Todd	Nov 12, 2007 12:53
If one talks long enough; some eventualities will occur in due course of information volume. Stick that lightening rod up... [MORE]	Jay	Nov 12, 2007 12:32
Jimmy Carter: Over 20% Prime Ineterest Rate, Over 10% Unemployment Rate, Over 10% Inflation rate. The economy is expanding right... [MORE]	MMW	Nov 12, 2007 12:22
...I have sent 860+ resumes since 14.June.07; I'm a graduate of high school, college, trade school & 'adult.continuing.edu' efforts... [MORE]	R.g. Frano, N.R.-E.M.T.-P, A.C.L.S.	Nov 12, 2007 12:22
Funny thing about this so-called talk, the people who always stand to benefit are the one's doing the talking. Our... [MORE]	Schratboy	Nov 12, 2007 12:20
While I agree that we are heading towards a 1981-82 type recession it wont be for a few more years...2010-2012.... [MORE]	Joey	Nov 12, 2007 12:58
I agree with the last comment. Rockerfella and his elitist friends are puppeteers, and we ae the puppets. I do... [MORE]	George	Nov 12, 2007 13:19
Talk like this is just more of the media attempt to push the economy into a recession. For years we... [MORE]	Jake B	Nov 12, 2007 13:47
so, some hedge fund worth 350 million says there will be a recession worse than the 30s. this is worthy... [MORE]	cousin brucie	Nov 12, 2007 17:21
"It's the campaign issue stupid" The democrats have to have something to run on, The war must going well because... [MORE]	Dave DeBord	Nov 12, 2007 17:40
Yep.. I watched 'The Money Masters' on Google Video and that was a real eyeopener. [MORE]	fhb	Nov 13, 2007 13:16
My three year old grandaughter appears to have more insight than Jake. Evidently Jake thinks a credit card is a... [MORE]	Dale	Jan 12, 2008 16:48
Even though most of the Wall Street crowd don't talk much about it, there are grudging admission that our out-of-control... [MORE]	Mike Brooks	Nov 12, 2007 12:20
Free trade isnt repsonible for our economic problem, that's ridiculous...it is easy money since 1998 that created the tech bubble... [MORE]	Joey	Nov 12, 2007 12:59
China rules us economically. Thanks to brilliant planners like Sam Walton and his schlock Wal Mart stores. The mortgage thieves are... [MORE]	Brian Foster	Nov 12, 2007 13:01
Jim Melcher has been talking up the same story for years, and why, because he has the most to gain... [MORE]	Matt	Nov 12, 2007 13:01
Your right to a certain extent, but a bigger factor is this: We have been buying on credit in this... [MORE]	Doug	Nov 12, 2007 13:08
The banks and mortgage companies made horrible loans in mass for short term gains to boost stock prices. They deceived... [MORE]	Andy Marks	Nov 12, 2007 13:53
Anyone who has studied American or World History during the 1920's and 1930's knows that the Great Depression in the... [MORE]	ED Jones	Nov 12, 2007 13:57
The idea that Americans with a high level of technical skills are being "replaced" by cheap foreign workers is nonsense.... [MORE]	mark-o	Nov 12, 2007 14:16
The Robber Barrons old would be proud of the new Greedy Grabbers. When this propped up joke of an economy... [MORE]	Guiedo in FL	Nov 12, 2007 14:42
I recently hired a guy from India with a masters degree in engineering. The guy did not even know what... [MORE]	F Hughes	Nov 12, 2007 14:46
The USA is made in The Peoples Republic of China. Welcome to the 21st Century. [MORE]	Brent	Nov 12, 2007 14:47
The world market is what is going to save our economy, we are high tech, with plenty of good jobs... [MORE]	Tim	Nov 12, 2007 15:01
I am always amused at the people that talk about the decline of math / science skill and it is... [MORE]	UrDrWho	Nov 12, 2007 15:02
Just the typical talking points of the left, democrats and socialists (communists minus the firing squads). Like Mark said, restriction... [MORE]	John	Nov 12, 2007 15:05
Since science and engineering jobs can be outsourced to foreigners (language and culture being less of an issue), the salaries... [MORE]	Bill Bob	Nov 12, 2007 15:31
Mike your absolutely correct. Business practices today involve outsourcing key engineering positions to 3rd world countries. I've seen it done... [MORE]	tony	Nov 12, 2007 15:33
Taxes! That's the source of all our ILLS! Most former Soviet east-bloc countries have gone away from the "progressive" tax... [MORE]	The kid	Nov 12, 2007 15:39
if trade is done fairly. However, that can only be done between countries based on similar economic policies. The current... [MORE]	Dokidiver	Nov 12, 2007 15:45
Recession? Try Depression! (laughing) What the f*** is a prolonged or "long" recession. AMERICA deserves this, and until it gets rid... [MORE]	Anthony	Nov 12, 2007 15:58
Mark-o hit the nail on the head when he put "Americans" in quotes. Who is an American? It's anyone drawn... [MORE]	Dovi	Nov 12, 2007 16:01
I'm for free trade and conservative. Any talk of recession is a precursor to big banking asking for a bailout... [MORE]	Gaffer	Nov 12, 2007 16:10
I am in management in a Fortune 100 company and what I say I could not never say at work... [MORE]	Outsourcing is bad	Nov 12, 2007 16:17
You sure its not Mel Brooks? Economics is a science best served cold. Our outsourcing of production in the current... [MORE]	RatFanner	Nov 12, 2007 16:46
Folks,its failure of leadership from the top for the passed several adminstrations and Corporations selling America down the tube. This... [MORE]	Nawang	Nov 12, 2007 16:53
Calls for restrictions on trade, when scratched hard enough, generally show nostalgia underneath. The more pathetic version asks us to... [MORE]	raul tsan	Nov 12, 2007 17:07
Being a mexican citizen and a political analyst, I would tell you all that things look pretty bad from where... [MORE]	Vicente Licona Galdi	Nov 12, 2007 19:07
I can go on for hours on this topic but here are the basic points of what I have to... [MORE]	Martin CPA In CT	Nov 12, 2007 19:13
In the unlikely event of Hughes scenario, the wealthy will simply hire Blackwater mercs to snuff plebeian mob leaders. Perhaps... [MORE]	Robert	Nov 13, 2007 01:51
A great idea, we need to change our voting ideas of the past and vote for someone who is willing... [MORE]	terry lawrence	Nov 13, 2007 01:55
I was formerly employed as an engineer at one of the big Silicon Valley corporations. The company purchased a Chinese... [MORE]	Jason dinAlt	Nov 13, 2007 03:09
Nawang what is a "sheap"? I do not think your advice is predicated on real knowledge. I love the guru's... [MORE]	Islandeagle	Nov 13, 2007 20:52
To the MATRIX. There sure is a lot of people in denial on these posts. Just remember...throughout history banks have... [MORE]	Snadmaster	Nov 13, 2007 21:21
This looks like the handiwork of Mike Nifong. Oh, I forgot he's in jail and disbarred. [MORE]	Kashdog	Nov 16, 2007 03:17
The fact is this ball has been rolling since the meeting that may or may not have transpired on Jekyll... [MORE]	Tom Liddle	Nov 16, 2007 21:46
True. We are sellin' ourselves out faster than you can say "FOR-SALE".Speaking of FOR-SALE, that's what our CONGRESS is. Here's... [MORE]	d.a.n	Nov 22, 2007 09:39
How can we be outsourcing all the jobs you write about , when we have a 4.7% unemployment rate and... [MORE]	william huber	Dec 17, 2007 16:42
Uh, the worst since the 1930s? You mean even worse than the '73-74 recession when we had wage and price... [MORE]	urt	Nov 12, 2007 12:05
Talk of Worst Recession Since the 1930s And the bird flu and G.W. and on and on. When do we start... [MORE]	brian	Nov 12, 2007 12:02
I am old enough to have lived thru the depression of 1930 and was living on a small farm when... [MORE]	Raymond A. Kemper	Nov 12, 2007 12:01
read this [MORE]	lucien coronel	Nov 12, 2007 11:56
I don't see how these other currencies would be able to weather the maelstrom of the American financial meltdown. Their... [MORE]	warren	Nov 12, 2007 11:54
"The sky is falling" always the naysayers. They said the same thing in the Savings & Loan Crisis; global warming... [MORE]	Clifford Michael	Nov 12, 2007 11:53
True. It is cyclical. However, someone, somewhere, sometime has to be in the downturn of the cycle. You can't ignore... [MORE]	tf	Nov 12, 2007 17:01
Greed does, in fact, drive the banking and real estate markets. The worst is, however, the clear proof in the... [MORE]	Tom Ritchie	Nov 12, 2007 20:12
the financials r manipulating this mkt 10 bil. write dwns every week for last 7 months they all know residential... [MORE]	jeff	Nov 20, 2007 08:47
this recession has been forestalled for 20 years. the economic growth which has happend since the '90s has been fueled... [MORE]	phil	Nov 12, 2007 11:45
Do you advise that I get a breeding pair of goats as a hedge agianst this terrible future? [MORE]	Bob Burns	Nov 12, 2007 11:36
The World is moving into the next great Depression and the American Democrats can't wait to REALLY BE IN POWER... [MORE]	john smith	Nov 12, 2007 11:28
You know I am sick of this type of crap. We are such a great hardworking nation. Yet the powers... [MORE]	Sick and Tired	Nov 12, 2007 11:15
No problem, just put everything on the credit card like shrub and the government does. Let's make future generations pay... [MORE]	R.J.	Nov 12, 2007 11:14
pardon me, but wouldn't a recession cause the demand for gold to plummet? Recessions cause deflation. Econ 101. [MORE]	Tim	Nov 12, 2007 11:06
run run. The sky is falling. [MORE]	john micklos	Nov 12, 2007 11:05
In reading your aritcle I was reminded of a seminar my brokerage office attended in the min 90's. The name... [MORE]	wcampbell	Nov 12, 2007 11:00
The Banks created this mess just like the Savings and Loans did in the 80's. They just got greedy. The... [MORE]	Jeff in Miami Beach	Nov 12, 2007 18:10
American economy is interlocked with the world economy--it will not go down substantially. There will be much integration and homogenization... [MORE]	j bell	Nov 12, 2007 19:54
My entire portfolio is just like this guy's. I don't have investments in the Swiss Franc or the Yen, but... [MORE]	Dale H	Nov 13, 2007 00:48
I sure love my U.S. rare gold coins. [MORE]	Tommy John	Nov 12, 2007 10:56
Hedge funds make money when the market goes down and this guy is telling you to "run for the hills"... [MORE]	Scot	Nov 12, 2007 10:54
The sky is falling! And the world is cooking! Another Chicken Little, Al Gore, gloom and doomer. Sounds like the next... [MORE]	Rae Lynch	Nov 12, 2007 10:52
In my essay, "Open Letter to Walter Williams," I posit that America's financial decline is being engineered for a certain... [MORE]	Deacon Elurby	Nov 12, 2007 10:51
I think we could easily see at least a 30% decline. Too many insiders feeling we could see a 6000+... [MORE]	Erik	Nov 12, 2007 10:31
bad news sells,that is what dorfman is selling! nothing more! home loan companies sold mortgages to people earning 1500/month,and were... [MORE]	mike e. coon	Nov 12, 2007 10:28
THE ABSOLUTELY BEST ARTICLE YET ON WHAT IS COMING DOWN THE ROAD...........houses doubled and are going to rebound 50% less... [MORE]	catherine	Nov 12, 2007 10:24
Now is the time to put your funds in conservative funding thru the 401k Krissy.. [MORE]	Krissy	Nov 12, 2007 10:22
Sir it has been a long time since I have seen a comment from you. What you state herein, for any... [MORE]	Hank Swain	Nov 12, 2007 10:18
Speaker of the house and Reid have just introduced a bill on Friday to eliminate our tax and other incentives... [MORE]	M Baker	Nov 12, 2007 10:08
So, you use one source to tell you the market is collapsing. What is the point of playing Chicken Little?... [MORE]	William Bowles	Nov 12, 2007 10:01
Every time I read an article about doom and gloom, it is written by a hedge fund manager.........go figure! You... [MORE]	STEVE COCHRANE	Nov 12, 2007 09:55
I will be the worst recession since 1930's if the demo raise taxes. [MORE]	neal	Nov 12, 2007 09:50
Mr. Dorfman appears to be one of the few who realize what a dire economic situation we are in. When... [MORE]	Marcie Williams	Nov 12, 2007 09:49
I believe that the so called "Recession" from the 1930s was called The Great Depression. [MORE]	GAC	Nov 12, 2007 09:46
Lions and Tigers and Bears! [MORE]	Lorin Friesen	Nov 12, 2007 09:45
...when idiots like Dorfman report what even bigger, but self-serving and agenda-driven idiots like Mercher have to say. "Not a... [MORE]	Paul Stifflemire	Nov 12, 2007 09:44
We can only interpret Melcher's prediction and your reporting of it by knowing in advance both of your political identifications.... [MORE]	aciongoli	Nov 12, 2007 09:27
Barack Obama can fix this mess!!!!!!!!!!!! Obama in 08". Otherwise, we in for the biggest mud-slide in history................ But folks are too... [MORE]	Obama in 08"	Nov 12, 2007 09:24
Thought it would be easy to throw one's lot in with Mr. Melcher, let's hope that he isn't quite right... [MORE]	Karl Lingenfelder	Nov 12, 2007 09:18
Man! Ya got to love it! Everybody out of work in the U.S.A as the money become worthless. Germany in... [MORE]	Dan White	Nov 12, 2007 09:17
typical democratic view of our economy, gloom and doom.......I for one am staying in the market..... [MORE]	bill clinton	Nov 12, 2007 09:17
You know, I'm tired of the folks being interviewed when it comes to our GDP Health they will be all... [MORE]	Christopher Gonzalez	Nov 12, 2007 09:15
The last party to occupy the White House during a depression was a Republican (Herbert Hoover). FDR with his "great"... [MORE]	twa	Nov 14, 2007 02:04
Seems your being a bit gracious with your praise there... I read the name Jim Melcher nothing strikes a spark...... [MORE]	yirmin snipe	Nov 12, 2007 08:58
Yeah right! This guy is completely wrong and ignoring several facts. China's economy is on fire, as well is Russia's.... [MORE]	Phillip Allen	Nov 12, 2007 08:54
How can you take your money out of stocks without incurring huge capital gains taxes? Some people might be locked... [MORE]	R.Bodner	Nov 12, 2007 08:49
The article is dead on and for a reason. The Federal Reserve, established in 1913 (which is as "Federal" as... [MORE]	JB	Nov 12, 2007 08:47
The issue is still TIME. A wide ranging asset management portfolio (with foreign stocks and funds) that includes about 70%... [MORE]	sanjosemike	Nov 12, 2007 08:45
1930s? Its far worse, the storm that it coming.. [MORE]	Bill	Nov 12, 2007 08:39
The Banks, The wall street bankers, The investment bankers world wide, The federal Reserve, Congress and the senate....The current and... [MORE]	Oliver Bateman	Nov 12, 2007 08:39
This "bear" should hybernate for a couple of years, or pick up his marbles, buy a island somewhere, and get... [MORE]	DON PULLEN	Nov 12, 2007 08:39
The man runs a hedgefund and thinks we're in for dive. And the sun came up this morning. [MORE]	sparsons	Nov 12, 2007 08:37
you should be embarassed for peddling this 'recession' trash . Here's a quote from your vaunted Mr melcher, dated 7/25/05,... [MORE]	Thomas Kenny	Nov 12, 2007 08:36
Check it.. [MORE]	Bill	Nov 12, 2007 08:34
Do not purchase GLD!! The ETF is at an all time high and is going to drop like a rock.... [MORE]	mike	Nov 12, 2007 08:29
With all due respect to Mr. Dorfman, what we had in the 1930s was not a recession, but a depression.... [MORE]	John T. Anderson, Olean, N.Y.	Nov 12, 2007 08:19
should i transfer high risk funds to very low?...................auto worker honda,401-k [MORE]	bob lewis	Nov 12, 2007 08:08
of the end. there, i said it. you can laugh at the nay sayers now, and those who are hoarding. you can laugh,... [MORE]	phil	Nov 12, 2007 08:05
what gibberish. the people cited in the above article fail to mention that the banks are making out like robin... [MORE]	dennis braunreiter	Nov 12, 2007 08:01
How much debt can the nation bear? [MORE]	David Thaggard	Nov 12, 2007 07:54
Look @ cycles for the past 150 years and regardless of the supposed "Fed reserve to end all major swings"... [MORE]	Rick Levandowski	Nov 12, 2007 07:52
For 15 years I was Series 7 licensed (stockbroker person) and then for another three years I was an RIA.... [MORE]	UrdrWho	Nov 12, 2007 07:52
this guy is frothing at the mouth hoping for an enormous recession so he can cash in. He wins, you... [MORE]	republican	Nov 12, 2007 07:52
How much faster would this happen if the United States, Isreal, Iran, Syria, Lebbanon, Irag, Pakestain, and Jordan, broke out... [MORE]	Larry Pippin	Nov 12, 2007 07:49
Looks like GWB struck again! Dang is there anything this man doesn't mess up. We had a perfectly good economy... [MORE]	steelwillin	Nov 12, 2007 07:30
I have seen no evidence to support a given value for any stock market index. Who says the Dow at... [MORE]	grumpy	Nov 12, 2007 06:56