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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
A couple of current events struck me as interestingly timed. Now, I'm not much for conspiracies and I know this post will feed the folks here that grasp on to anything that can be swung negative and used against Dems and the current Administration but...
First, the Reserve's move to buy $600 billion in Treasury purchase.
This easily could have been spun by Republicans and potentially moved some middle of the road voters to vote Republican.
"Here they go again, spending money instead of making cuts."
Second, (and this one is probably more of a coincidence but still interesting timing) the announcement yesterday that border officials discovered 30 tons of pot and a tunnel that ran from Tijuana into San Diego. The Feds were strongly against Prop 19 and this is another case where pro-legalization folks could have leveraged this bust.
"You people see what keeping Marijuana illegal is doing? Just this week a smuggling operation was discovered. Keeping pot illegal only helps fun the cartels."
Discuss.
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JD - The fed move has been anticipated for months and already baked into most projections. This is not really the govt spending (like the stimulus) its more of a monetary move, buying our own debt. Im not sure what the pros/cons are but dont think the timing had anything to do with the election.