Predictions for 2010

[CrusaderFrank]

Yanks in 6

Nancy loses the Speaker gavel in Nov 100+ seat blowout

Obama decides the Presidency is boring and decides to run for King of the World

 

[Some Guy]

I predict that somewhere, someone will eat a taco.

Can't prove it.

 

[JakeStarkey]

predictions for 2010

1) Unemployment will drop under 8.5% by the end of the year
2) Credit markest will improve slightly
3) When Iran tests its first nuke, the Iranians will rise in massive revolt in fear of Israeli/USA savage retribution
4) Obama will remain where he has been for the last six months, 47 to 53%
5) GOP will reduce Dems majority in the House to five seats and to three seats in the Senate if the health insurance bill does not pass; if it does pass, the Dems will keep a twelve seat majority in the House and a five or six seat majority in Senate, and Obama will climb higher than predicted in #4
6) Gasoline will remain under $3 a gallon because of a global lack of demand

 

[Avatar4321]

I think we need to pay close attention to Mr. T's prediction:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1TxiVhrkZA]YouTube - Prediction for the Fight[/ame]

 

[Avatar4321]

1) Double dip recession

2) Unemployment hits 14%

3) Credit Bubble pops

4) Iran tests 1st nuclear weapon

5) Obama's favorable rating hits 19

6) Democrats lose House & Senate

7) Gasoline hits $ 7.00 a gallon

Geez, Lump!!!! Why don't you throw in some deadly tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes??? No, wait. I'm in SoCal. Scratch the quakes.

I think we've already had some of those quakes...

 

[rightwinger]

Predictions for 2010

1. Unemployment drops to 7%

2. Dow Jones hits 12000

3. Healthcare passes

4. Republicans pick up seats in the House and Senate but are still a minority

5. Sarah Palin implodes because of a quote she can't take back

6. Kim Jung Il and Castro die. Clinton forges new US relationships with restructured Communist regimes

Let's review Rightwinger's predictions now that we are into February.
1. Unemployment is still near 10%, even on the official figure. The White House is predicting unemployment to continue averaging 10% for the year.
White House predicts unemployment rate to average 10 percent in 2010 - TheHill.com

2. The Dow Jones closed today at 10,144. Nowhere near 12,000 and with high unemployment predicted for the year it's hard to see where buyers will come from

3. Healthcare bill is dying if not dead already. Not enough votes to pass.

4. Too early to tell but Republicans have already busted the fillibuster-proof Senate.

5. Sarah Palin getting good press for speech at Tea Party convention, commanding thousands of dollars for each speech.

6. Kim Jong Il and Castro appear alive and well. Clinton (Bill) appears in more danger of dying than either of them.

We'll keep you updated month by month on Rightwinger's predictions. So far my prediction is that Rightwinger will exit this board after the Nov election in shame.

Mid March so time to review.
1) Unemployment still near 10%, with no signs of abating.
2)Dow Jones still around 10,600
3) Health Care on life support, despite illegal and unprecedented maneuvers.
4) Sarah Palin doing just fine.
5) Kim Jong Il and Castro appear healthy enough.

Rabbi: 1 Rightwinger: 0

Its now April and we are 1/3 of the way through the year. For some odd reason, Rabbi has declined to update me on my predictions. Possibly, because he is choking on crow. So lets see where we are:

1. Unemployment drops to 7%

Not looking good right now. Unemployment rate is stable for the first time in 18 months and is down 0.4% for the year. That would project to a rate in the mid to high 8%. We did add an additional 162,000 jobs last month. But since I was the only poster to project a decrease in unemployment, I am still ahead.

2. Dow Jones hits 12000

Dow at near 11,000 and we are only 1/4 into the year. Trend would project to 13,500 by year end. Ahead of pace right now

3. Healthcare passes

A month ago, this was dead. No need to rub in how this turned out

4. Republicans pick up seats in the House and Senate but are still a minority

We will not know until November. Still looks accurate

5. Sarah Palin implodes because of a quote she can't take back

Sarah has not imploded on a single goof-up. She has been a victim of a thousand minor gaffs that make it clear she is no longer a viable candidate

6. Kim Jung Il and Castro die. Clinton forges new US relationships with restructured Communist regimes[/quote]

Both are seriously ill and we will have to see

Anyone else who posted a prediction care to update us on how you are doing? I know the Rabbi won't

 

[Douger]

The fallen Empire dismantles it's military and closes all of it's foreign bases, declaring peace with the world and no longer polices the world.
Inflation runs a gallon of milk up to $25.
Thrush Limbaloney gives birth to a black, Jewish, multi gendered baby and names it Georgette.
Dick Cheney accidentally kills Sean Hannutsy in a hunting accident.
Dubya OD's on Vodka and cocaine.
Anne Coulter "comes out" and says her name used to be Ralph.
Sarge "comes out" and reveals he only made PFC.

 

[editec]

Unemployment is STILL raising, I think.

But it's being masked by underemployment.

Additionally I suspect that median wage is on the decline.

 

[rightwinger]

Unemployment is STILL raising, I think.

But it's being masked by underemployment.

Additionally I suspect that median wage is on the decline.

Is that a prediction or an observation?

Underemployment must be considered before full employment. Businesses will start hiring temps and part time before they engage in full time hiring

 

[The Rabbi]

Let's review Rightwinger's predictions now that we are into February.
1. Unemployment is still near 10%, even on the official figure. The White House is predicting unemployment to continue averaging 10% for the year.
White House predicts unemployment rate to average 10 percent in 2010 - TheHill.com

2. The Dow Jones closed today at 10,144. Nowhere near 12,000 and with high unemployment predicted for the year it's hard to see where buyers will come from

3. Healthcare bill is dying if not dead already. Not enough votes to pass.

4. Too early to tell but Republicans have already busted the fillibuster-proof Senate.

5. Sarah Palin getting good press for speech at Tea Party convention, commanding thousands of dollars for each speech.

6. Kim Jong Il and Castro appear alive and well. Clinton (Bill) appears in more danger of dying than either of them.

We'll keep you updated month by month on Rightwinger's predictions. So far my prediction is that Rightwinger will exit this board after the Nov election in shame.

Mid March so time to review.
1) Unemployment still near 10%, with no signs of abating.
2)Dow Jones still around 10,600
3) Health Care on life support, despite illegal and unprecedented maneuvers.
4) Sarah Palin doing just fine.
5) Kim Jong Il and Castro appear healthy enough.

Rabbi: 1 Rightwinger: 0

Its now April and we are 1/3 of the way through the year. For some odd reason, Rabbi has declined to update me on my predictions. Possibly, because he is choking on crow. So lets see where we are:

1. Unemployment drops to 7%

Not looking good right now. Unemployment rate is stable for the first time in 18 months and is down 0.4% for the year. That would project to a rate in the mid to high 8%. We did add an additional 162,000 jobs last month. But since I was the only poster to project a decrease in unemployment, I am still ahead.

2. Dow Jones hits 12000

Dow at near 11,000 and we are only 1/4 into the year. Trend would project to 13,500 by year end. Ahead of pace right now

3. Healthcare passes

A month ago, this was dead. No need to rub in how this turned out

4. Republicans pick up seats in the House and Senate but are still a minority

We will not know until November. Still looks accurate

5. Sarah Palin implodes because of a quote she can't take back

Sarah has not imploded on a single goof-up. She has been a victim of a thousand minor gaffs that make it clear she is no longer a viable candidate

6. Kim Jung Il and Castro die. Clinton forges new US relationships with restructured Communist regimes

Both are seriously ill and we will have to see

Anyone else who posted a prediction care to update us on how you are doing? I know the Rabbi won't[/QUOTE]

THe White House's own projection is for unemployment to remain near 10% for the foreseeable future.
Projecting short trends into the future is a game for fools. Like you.
Sarah Palin is doing just fine.
So are Castro and Kim
You were right about healthcare and I was wrong.

 

[rightwinger]

Mid March so time to review.
1) Unemployment still near 10%, with no signs of abating.
2)Dow Jones still around 10,600
3) Health Care on life support, despite illegal and unprecedented maneuvers.
4) Sarah Palin doing just fine.
5) Kim Jong Il and Castro appear healthy enough.

Rabbi: 1 Rightwinger: 0

Its now April and we are 1/3 of the way through the year. For some odd reason, Rabbi has declined to update me on my predictions. Possibly, because he is choking on crow. So lets see where we are:

1. Unemployment drops to 7%

Not looking good right now. Unemployment rate is stable for the first time in 18 months and is down 0.4% for the year. That would project to a rate in the mid to high 8%. We did add an additional 162,000 jobs last month. But since I was the only poster to project a decrease in unemployment, I am still ahead.

2. Dow Jones hits 12000

Dow at near 11,000 and we are only 1/4 into the year. Trend would project to 13,500 by year end. Ahead of pace right now

3. Healthcare passes

A month ago, this was dead. No need to rub in how this turned out

4. Republicans pick up seats in the House and Senate but are still a minority

We will not know until November. Still looks accurate

5. Sarah Palin implodes because of a quote she can't take back

Sarah has not imploded on a single goof-up. She has been a victim of a thousand minor gaffs that make it clear she is no longer a viable candidate

6. Kim Jung Il and Castro die. Clinton forges new US relationships with restructured Communist regimes

Both are seriously ill and we will have to see

Anyone else who posted a prediction care to update us on how you are doing? I know the Rabbi won't

THe White House's own projection is for unemployment to remain near 10% for the foreseeable future.
Projecting short trends into the future is a game for fools. Like you.
Sarah Palin is doing just fine.
So are Castro and Kim
You were right about healthcare and I was wrong.[/QUOTE]

Bad, BAD month for the Rabbi.....

How is that crow starting to taste?

How is your dire prediction of "Rampant Stagflation" working out?

 

[The Rabbi]

You were right on one thing. I would hardly start talking about crow just yet.

 

[editec]

Unemployment is STILL raising, I think.

But it's being masked by underemployment.

Additionally I suspect that median wage is on the decline.

Is that a prediction or an observation?

Underemployment must be considered before full employment. Businesses will start hiring temps and part time before they engage in full time hiring

Both.

The underemployment problem was with us BEFORE the recent meltdown.

And I suspect that the underemployment problem is going to continue to get worse, too.

Even with a recovery, we will find more and more people whose talents are largely wasted as they cannot find work approprate to their skills.

This so called recession and its so called recovery are going to turn out nothing like past recessions and their recoveries.

The business models are changing as productivity, thanks in large part to thye application of new technology will continue to make more of us redundant.

 

[The Rabbi]

Unemployment is STILL raising, I think.

But it's being masked by underemployment.

Additionally I suspect that median wage is on the decline.

Is that a prediction or an observation?

Underemployment must be considered before full employment. Businesses will start hiring temps and part time before they engage in full time hiring

Both.

The underemployment problem was with us BEFORE the recent meltdown.

And I suspect that the underemployment problem is going to continue to get worse, too.

Even with a recovery, we will find more and more people whose talents are largely wasted as they cannot find work approprate to their skills.

This so called recession and its so called recovery are going to turn out nothing like past recessions and their recoveries.

The business models are changing as productivity, thanks in large part to thye application of new technology will continue to make more of us redundant.

Yeah, look at all those unemployed farmers sitting around. In 1900 about 80% of the US workforce was in farming. Now it's under 10%. Where did they all go?
This recovery will be about like other recoveries. Except slower and with less upside because massive government intervention short circuited the creative destruction process.

 

[Zona]

Predictions from those wishing for an economic collapse because that is the only way Republicans could ever be able to be elected again

Remember how happy they were when we didnt win the olympic bid? Same priciniple. Its all they have.

I wonder if the OP had a predicition for the election in 08. That would have been fun to read.

(Here is a hint, they have been wrong on EVERYTHING for years now, Everything!)

 

[Zona]

Thread bookmarked. This one reminds me a whole lot of the "Obama will never be President" threads that filled all the political messages boards on the web back in 2008. The PUMAs would vote for McCain, the birth certificate would stop him, the Michelle "******" video would come out, etc, etc, etc.

How'd that one work out?

This is so on point. Nicely done.

 

[rightwinger]

Is that a prediction or an observation?

Underemployment must be considered before full employment. Businesses will start hiring temps and part time before they engage in full time hiring

Both.

The underemployment problem was with us BEFORE the recent meltdown.

And I suspect that the underemployment problem is going to continue to get worse, too.

Even with a recovery, we will find more and more people whose talents are largely wasted as they cannot find work approprate to their skills.

This so called recession and its so called recovery are going to turn out nothing like past recessions and their recoveries.

The business models are changing as productivity, thanks in large part to thye application of new technology will continue to make more of us redundant.

Yeah, look at all those unemployed farmers sitting around. In 1900 about 80% of the US workforce was in farming. Now it's under 10%. Where did they all go?
This recovery will be about like other recoveries. Except slower and with less upside because massive government intervention short circuited the creative destruction process.

They all died

 

[editec]

Is that a prediction or an observation?

Underemployment must be considered before full employment. Businesses will start hiring temps and part time before they engage in full time hiring

Both.

The underemployment problem was with us BEFORE the recent meltdown.

And I suspect that the underemployment problem is going to continue to get worse, too.

Even with a recovery, we will find more and more people whose talents are largely wasted as they cannot find work approprate to their skills.

This so called recession and its so called recovery are going to turn out nothing like past recessions and their recoveries.

The business models are changing as productivity, thanks in large part to thye application of new technology will continue to make more of us redundant.

Yeah, look at all those unemployed farmers sitting around. In 1900 about 80% of the US workforce was in farming. Now it's under 10%. Where did they all go?
This recovery will be about like other recoveries. Except slower and with less upside because massive government intervention short circuited the creative destruction process.

The farmers went into growing industry.

Where are the displaced industrial workers going?

McDonalds?

What? Are we going to found our economy on selling ourselves hamburgers?

Think it through, amigo.

It's 2010 not 1910.

The problem we are facing now are not the same as they were in 1910.

Wake up.

 

[The Rabbi]

Both.

The underemployment problem was with us BEFORE the recent meltdown.

And I suspect that the underemployment problem is going to continue to get worse, too.

Even with a recovery, we will find more and more people whose talents are largely wasted as they cannot find work approprate to their skills.

This so called recession and its so called recovery are going to turn out nothing like past recessions and their recoveries.

The business models are changing as productivity, thanks in large part to thye application of new technology will continue to make more of us redundant.

Yeah, look at all those unemployed farmers sitting around. In 1900 about 80% of the US workforce was in farming. Now it's under 10%. Where did they all go?
This recovery will be about like other recoveries. Except slower and with less upside because massive government intervention short circuited the creative destruction process.

The farmers went into growing industry.

Where are the displaced industrial workers going?

McDonalds?

What? Are we going to found our economy on selling ourselves hamburgers?

Think it through, amigo.

It's 2010 not 1910.

The problem we are facing now are not the same as they were in 1910.

Wake up.

They are the same as they were in 1910. They are the same as they were in 1975. They are the same as they were in 1990.
Workers are assets and like all other assets flow to where they contribute the most good.
Of course if this administration makes it prohibitvely expensive to employ anyone then you are right that we will have permanently high unemployment.

 

[amrchaos]

1)End of recession according to Stock market. It is present for Labour Market.

2) Unemployment hovers around 10%

3) (Credit Bubble already popped with the real estate market . Where were you? ) Real estate in Florida becomes cheaper than dirt. Credit market problems forces new regulations. Right wingers goes nuts because they are not allowed to pay higher rates.

4) Iran tests another basic missle, conservatives pee on themselves for the 15 thousanth time while claiming Iran is threatening Israel

5) Obama's favorable rating hits 30%

6) Democrats lose supermajority in Senate, retains House

7) Gasoline hits $ 4.00 a gallon(again) due to Conservative rantings and refusal to leave Iraq and wishing to kick start WWIII!![/QUOTE]