2009: A New Progressive Era?

January 1, 2009 RSS Feed Print

Does this nugget from PM Gordon Brown make you want to invest in stocks for the next decade or two? As he put it in his New Year's message:

When the history books come to be written, 2008 will largely be remembered for the scale of the great economic and financial crisis. A year in which an old era of unbridled free market dogma was finally ushered out. ... And I want 2009 to be the year when the dawn of a new progressive era breaks across the world: purposeful and energetic governments giving real help to families and businesses when they need it the most; and through expanding the downturn vital investments in our future - real hope for that future too.

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greshamnez of CT 9:16PM January 27, 2010

We are all North Korea now.

Max of WI 6:00PM January 01, 2009

I hope [and pray] for the same;

here's to us being correct :)

Best in '09!

Ahmad of CA 5:50PM January 01, 2009

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