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You hit on the key issue of my point, confidence....when you weaken the consumer and or investor confidence then you are enhancing the problem. People talking isn't the only thing it takes but it does add a good bit to the equation. If you have trusted financial people on tv talking about how weak the mark is, you have senators and congressman talking about how we are in a recession, or presidential candidates.
When you take a problem caused by banks and financial institutions being not the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree and mix that with the avg persons unending desire to live outside their means and keep up with the Jones's and then you add to that an election year when all the candidates are conveying how hard the economic plite of the nation is mixed with an opossing party doing anything and everything it takes to convince the people that the economy is horrible and the reason it's horrible is because of the sitting party. Then you have the supreme formula for a dead stop in economic growth. Mix that with increased fuel prices caused by more than likely a higher demand than what our current refineries are capable to keep up with within a safe level....don't get me wrong that's not the only reason but it is part of the reason....any way you get my drift what I'm trying to say. I'm not being a conspiracy theorist or an advocate for a certain political party just stating the fact that if you scream fire long and loud enough some people are going to start running even when they're totally sure there isn't one, let a couple start running and before you know it you have a stampede for the exits....
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