# Have we hit bottom yet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [April 3, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-hit-bottom-yet/491894 "2009-04-03T18:38:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-hit-bottom-yet/491894/61 "2009-04-14T03:04:44Z")
> [@smurfslappa](#): > > Ah well, I guess we’ll just have to see how quickly this house of cards can come tumbling down for ourselves. But thanks for not buying up ammo and medical supplies to keep the prices down. Brett? Is that you? Do you think this was all orchestrated by “International Bankers”? What really happened on 9/11/01? Can Ron Paul still save us? -Joe ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-hit-bottom-yet/491894/62 "2009-04-14T03:41:33Z")
The industrial base is shrinking. Unemployment is rising. Foreclosures continue unabated. House values go down ,down, down. They are still outsourcing jobs. The stock market has become an indicator of nothing. It is people manipulating money. It is another gambling enterprise. 23 banks have failed this year alone. More to come. We gave tons of money to financial institutions so they would loan and thaw out the economy. They took it and did not lend. So we gave them more. All is well. ---
**Author:** ![smurfslappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@smurfslappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smurfslappa)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-hit-bottom-yet/491894/63 "2009-04-14T04:32:09Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > The industrial base is shrinking. Unemployment is rising. Foreclosures continue unabated. House values go down ,down, down. They are still outsourcing jobs. > The stock market has become an indicator of nothing. It is people manipulating money. It is another gambling enterprise. > 23 banks have failed this year alone. More to come. > We gave tons of money to financial institutions so they would loan and thaw out the economy. They took it and did not lend. So we gave them more. > All is well. Yup, sounds about right. > [@Merijeek](#): > > Brett? Is that you? > > Do you think this was all orchestrated by “International Bankers”? What really happened on 9/11/01? > > Can Ron Paul still save us? Nope, this isn’t Brett, but to answer those questions: no it was not orchestrated by the bankers, I think the stock markets were closed on 9/11/01 for some reason I can’t remember and not even MechaRonPaul can save us now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-hit-bottom-yet/491894.md?page=3)