# anyone paying attention to the economy going down the fucking shitter?

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**Created:** [January 23, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-paying-attention-to-the-economy-going-down-the-fucking-shitter/194987 "2008-01-23T06:11:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-paying-attention-to-the-economy-going-down-the-fucking-shitter/194987/41 "2008-01-23T14:41:37Z")

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> [@daily driver question](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/daily-driver-question/34511/18):
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> Were you too smart for either of those, so you decided to use your brain power to install pools?

I’m sure his admission had nothing to do with the fact that his grandfather Prescott, the senator and his father the Congressman having previously attended there. He was an average student there, and got in the National Guard Air Reserves, despite having the lowest allowable passing grade.

> The market closed up 300 points today, that was amazing. Any bets on what it will do next? This market is insane.

it closed up on speculation that the Fed is going to cut interest rates another 3/4th% next week. Which may provide temporary relief, but is only delaying the inevitable.

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