Hope said letter actually reaches it's destination -- within a reasonable time!:rolleyes: That's sure to mess up any automated sorter!:eek::D:rolleyes:

+1. The 24 hours pass could also come in handy during mileage runs... :)

Ponies for everyone! ^

Cool, I cannot seem to find anything below 600 to HNL which is ok, but nothing special from CLT on AA.COM. I'll gander at ITA.

Yeah, I took my analytical baseball bat to that thread when someone tried the FFP does not matter it is all about the product argument.:rolleyes: I said ok sure, but DL "aint got no product either.":D

AA is hitting DL at their hubs, fares have finally dropped below $500

Hah. I had a funny dark horse too. One who has absolutely no solid financial fundamentals but ended up sitting on a giant golden egg in the form of very beneficial legislation. Thankfully I figured this out before the market woke up to it. :D And no, it has nothing to do with anything in the US on the business or policy end.

(I also lost my shirt on a few :rolleyes:'s).

Yes, I think that's the theory the Fed is working under.

Although in certain circles domestic manufacturing is tied to importing raw goods/materials. Hence getting hit in the back of the head with :mad: currency fluctuations. And, exporting finished goods doesn't have nearly the economic implications as producing and consuming them domestically.

... in time.

Last time I checked employment was directly correlated to the strength of the economy. It's a lagging indicator so the average :rolleyes: on the street gets frustrated when they watch the Today Show and they hear the the economy seems to be shoring up yet they can't find a job.

I'm going to go poop in a box and market it guaranteed. :-:

Again, IANAE, but I am told that the argument is that a "looser" monetary policy could encourage hiring by boosting output, at the risk of an uptick in inflation. Bernanke has testified that his goal is to prevent the latter rather than encourage the former.

That is what grates me so much about Obama (or ANY president for that matter) and saying they will 'save jobs' 'make jobs' etc, they DO NOT however their policy can influence business willingness to invest and hire. I won't say anymore right here other than: there is a lot of uncertainty and businesses don't like that.
We are about to hire 2 sales people, but with more certainty we'd probably be hiring 10-12 pepole more between IT, sales, and office management.
And we are a very small firm :)

Yikes!:eek::rolleyes:

I am not a fan of the Fed's policy in the last decade, but they have little to do with employment. congress continually meddling has much more impact here.

I too am worried about inflation, what with the hundreds of billions of dollars they essentially pulled out of their a$$es. I'm all for government helping out when there is a demonstrated need, but handing out metric butt-tons of cash to people who already made billions is a very :rolleyes: way to go about it. That cash outlay has to hit the economy at some point, just like the sub-prime mortgages did in 2007 and 2008.

Of course, it should be noted that I know almost nothing about anything. :-:

What can I say -- I am just perpetually behind here -- in the B:rolleyes:X! That's what I get for traveling!;):D:rolleyes:

Neat shot!^

Didn't you just contradict yourself there? You say they "DO NOT" save or make jobs and then you say their policies influence "business (sic) willingness to invest and hire".

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