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...asmussen Index data is derived from nightly telephone interviews and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. Todays update is the first based entirely on interviews conducted since the House of Representatives passed the economic stimulus plan. Some of the interviews were completed before Senate passage of the legislation on Friday night.
Only 8% of American adults now rate the economy as good or excellent while 67% rate it as poor. Just before Lehman Brothers collapsed last September, 18% rated the economy as good or excellent.
Just 9% now say the economy is getting better while 70% say it is getting worse. In mid-September, 16% said the economy was getting better.
Now, 66% of Democrats say the economy is getting worse along with 75% of Republicans and 73% of those not affiliated with either major party.
Seventy-four percent (74%) of government employees now say the economy is getting worse. That view is shared by 69% of entrepreneurs and 72% of those who work for a private sector employer. Among retirees, 63% say things are getting worse.
As always, personal experience has a big impact on perceptions of the economy. At firms laying people off, 87% say the economy is getting worse. At firms that are hiring, just 47% hold that pessimistic view.
The Rasmussen Investor Index held steady on Monday after falling a point-and-a-half the day before. At 60.6, investor confidence is up a point from a week ago but down five from a month ago.
People are stimulated alright. They're stimulated enough to throw these bums out of office after they just got elected. Accepting a pay raise during a recession and rushing a pork bill through Congress? They obviously think most Americans are stupid.
All the talk of 'catastrophe and crisis' have worked their wonders. Yeah, he got his bill through, but at quite a cost:
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...asmussen Index data is derived from nightly telephone interviews and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. Todays update is the first based entirely on interviews conducted since the House of Representatives passed the economic stimulus plan. Some of the interviews were completed before Senate passage of the legislation on Friday night.
Only 8% of American adults now rate the economy as good or excellent while 67% rate it as poor. Just before Lehman Brothers collapsed last September, 18% rated the economy as good or excellent.
Just 9% now say the economy is getting better while 70% say it is getting worse. In mid-September, 16% said the economy was getting better.
Now, 66% of Democrats say the economy is getting worse along with 75% of Republicans and 73% of those not affiliated with either major party.
Seventy-four percent (74%) of government employees now say the economy is getting worse. That view is shared by 69% of entrepreneurs and 72% of those who work for a private sector employer. Among retirees, 63% say things are getting worse.
As always, personal experience has a big impact on perceptions of the economy. At firms laying people off, 87% say the economy is getting worse. At firms that are hiring, just 47% hold that pessimistic view.
The Rasmussen Investor Index held steady on Monday after falling a point-and-a-half the day before. At 60.6, investor confidence is up a point from a week ago but down five from a month ago.
So when is Obama going to save the country?
So when is Obama going to save the country?
Rome wasn't built in a day.
True. The walls were barely a foot high when the first political assassination took place. Fratricide. Nasty business.
touche, quite true.
How long did it take to destroy it?
How long did it take to destroy it?
Which part? The Kingdom, the Republic, the Empire, or all three together?
They say the republic was destroyed and became an empire when they crossed the rubicon. I guess I would say empire. fuck it. we'll go with all 3.
They say the republic was destroyed and became an empire when they crossed the rubicon. I guess I would say empire. fuck it. we'll go with all 3.
The Kingdom lasted from 753 BC - 509 BC.
The Republic lasted from 508 BC - 27 BC.
The Empire lasted from 27 BC - 476 AD.
So the Kingdom lasted about 244 years. The Republic lasted 481 years. The Empire lasted 503 years. All together, Ancient Rome lasted 1,228 years.
America won't make it to 300.
They say the republic was destroyed and became an empire when they crossed the rubicon. I guess I would say empire. fuck it. we'll go with all 3.
The Kingdom lasted from 753 BC - 509 BC.
The Republic lasted from 508 BC - 27 BC.
The Empire lasted from 27 BC - 476 AD.
So the Kingdom lasted about 244 years. The Republic lasted 481 years. The Empire lasted 503 years. All together, Ancient Rome lasted 1,228 years.
