US ECONOMY ON LIFE SUPPORT

Kathleen Pender @ infowars
Global Research
December 2, 2008 (YES this was before the new programs were added $800 BILLION PLUS from GOV'T and QE 2 and new $800 B Bond spree by FED YIKES!)

"The federal government committed an additional $800 billion to two new loan programs on Tuesday, bringing its cumulative commitment to financial rescue initiatives to a staggering $8.5 trillion, according to Bloomberg News.

That sum represents almost 60 percent of the nation’s estimated gross domestic product.

Given the unprecedented size and complexity of these programs and the fact that many have never been tried before, it’s impossible to predict how much they will cost taxpayers. The final cost won’t be known for many years.

The money has been committed to a wide array of programs, including loans and loan guarantees, asset purchases, equity investments in financial companies, tax breaks for banks, help for struggling homeowners and a currency stabilization fund.

Most of the money, about $5.5 trillion, comes from the Federal Reserve, which as an independent entity does not need congressional approval to lend money to banks or, in "unusual and exigent circumstances," to other financial institutions."

You wonder where recovery and demand come from? $8.5 TRILLION that's where.....poof out of thin air.....if the US economy can't even withstand a move off of ZERO INTEREST RATES.........IMHO that tells me all I need to know....this is not a grass roots, sustainable, on the cusp on a new era grand super bull market expansion...

These new era beginnings also start with managable debt, and SPX DIVIDEND YIELDS near 6%.....they are about 2% now! this is something ....else...
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