Gary, unlike the so-called experts in our governments & mindless media, many of us down in the trenches can see through all of this nonsense just by using common sense alone. One does not have to be an economist/expert to be able to make more reliable predictions than those who eternally wear rose coloured glasses.

For the past 4 years, I just shake my head whenever these people in power come out with their wildly overly optimistic forecasts on what the economy is going to do 6 months down the road. From what I've seen, they have been universally wrong over that period. It would be best if they just shut up IMHO & let it ride where it wants to go...

TAM