Re: [MD] we were speaking of economics ...

2011-08-07 Thread Horse
Hmm. Standard Poor. The same Standard Poor that rated all those sub-prime CDO products AAA. Most of which turned out to be garbage. On 06/08/2011 01:57, Michael R. Brown wrote: CNN BREAKING: Rating agency Standard Poor's says it has downgraded the U.S. credit rating to AA+ from its top rank

Re: [MD] we were speaking of economics ...

2011-08-07 Thread 118
I wouldn't take this too seriously. SP used to sell ratings in the past. What is serious is the chance for default. Hopefully we are will get on a more responsible path. Greenspan this morning stated that the committee of twelve to be set up will probably never agree on anything. We'll see by

Re: [MD] we were speaking of economics ...

2011-08-06 Thread david buchanan
MRB said: CNN BREAKING: Rating agency Standard Poor's says it has downgraded the U.S. credit rating to AA+ from its top rank of AAA. [This is huge, folks. The decades of statism are showing their logical consequences. Stand by for rippling effects.] dmb says: The GUARDIAN REPORTING: SP's

[MD] we were speaking of economics ...

2011-08-05 Thread Michael R. Brown
CNN BREAKING: Rating agency Standard Poor's says it has downgraded the U.S. credit rating to AA+ from its top rank of AAA. [This is huge, folks. The decades of statism are showing their logical consequences. Stand by for rippling effects.] MRB http://www.fuguewriter.com Moq_Discuss