The Great Recession Drags On

I'll take the bait.
Pundits and news anchors have a relatively steady income stream and a measure of job security. Ergo, their opinion is biased.

What is the standard for statistical significance? 2%, 5% deviation from the mean of the last 1 month, 6 months, a year, what?
What is the metric?

If wages are flat and there is no significant increase in the number of jobs, how can commerce increase?
What is the measure of commerce? Pricing, profits, quantity of goods, what?

Same scenario as the previous paragraph, how can home prices increase? And is that really desirable for the wanna-be homeowner? It is desirable to have escalating home prices when it come right down to it? Wouldn't lower housing costs permit increased purchasing of consumer goods? Is there really a shortage of real estate?

What is the significance of a stock market collapse? Does it really infer the true value is less than the true value? Imagine an auction with an ugly purple recliner and several deranged bidders just must have it to go with their purple couch. Does the run-amok bidding and eventual sale prove true market value? For how many? One, ten or ten million?

I think it was Nietzsche that said something to the effect of, "Insanity is rare in individuals but the rule of people in groups." The majority of people are herd beasts.

Perhaps folks should think for themselves. Encourage intellectual discourse. And seek alternative viewpoints. Weigh the evidence. Reject your personal biases.
"Beam me up Scotty, there is no intelligent life on this planet."
Absence of evidence is NOT evidence of absence. How can one prove a negative?

Perhaps there is a reason I'm a prolific poster. Or maybe I'm just insane. Ever see the movie, "Catch 22"?
Y'all have a nice evening now.