Comments on: 5.7 percent 4Q GDP growth … then a slowdown http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/01/29/5-7-percent-4q-gdp-growth-then-a-slowdown/ Politics and policy from inside Washington Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: proreason http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/01/29/5-7-percent-4q-gdp-growth-then-a-slowdown/comment-page-1/#comment-6655 proreason Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:34:16 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=3309#comment-6655 Laffer says the numbers will be better than expected this year because businesses will pull income into 2010 to avoid the tax hike in 2011. Then 2011 will be very bad. It rings true. Laffer says the numbers will be better than expected this year because businesses will pull income into 2010 to avoid the tax hike in 2011. Then 2011 will be very bad.

It rings true.

]]> By: Hal (GT) http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/01/29/5-7-percent-4q-gdp-growth-then-a-slowdown/comment-page-1/#comment-6652 Hal (GT) Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:35:00 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=3309#comment-6652 One thing I've come to expect on these numbers they release is that they will be revised in a month or two. And more than likely to the downside if the current trend is worth noting. One thing I’ve come to expect on these numbers they release is that they will be revised in a month or two. And more than likely to the downside if the current trend is worth noting.

]]> By: gotthardbahn http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/01/29/5-7-percent-4q-gdp-growth-then-a-slowdown/comment-page-1/#comment-6650 gotthardbahn Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:00:33 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=3309#comment-6650 Yeah, yeah, sure thing. Everybody is petrified of being too optimistic on the outlook for the US economy. Long past time for some original thinking! Yeah, yeah, sure thing. Everybody is petrified of being too optimistic on the outlook for the US economy. Long past time for some original thinking!

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