tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458724113457799001.post3449977049684601267..comments2024-03-09T16:22:54.461-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.dancirucci.com">Dan Cirucci</a>: Durable Goods Orders, Home Prices Slip AgainDan Ciruccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18362893049097966904noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458724113457799001.post-87554341739988305152012-02-28T16:19:38.225-05:002012-02-28T16:19:38.225-05:00Let's also, then, face this. Today marked the ...Let's also, then, face this. Today marked the first time the Dow closed above 13,000 since 2008 (well before the election of 2008, to be more specific). That is what's called a fact. <br /><br />Another fact, using the common benchmark of 20 years as constituting a generation, let's go back a generation and look at stock market history. In that time, we've had two eight-year terms, one a D one an R, and now another D coming up on the four year mark with the future to be determined. Under two of those administrations, the market--and people's retirement investments along with it--went up. Under one, it went down. Clinton's term saw a 200% increase. To date, Obama is at a 56% increase. Those are facts--measurable and objective.Ryannoreply@blogger.com