Thursday, July 7, 2011

A Tale O Regime Uncertainty (Part 99,471)

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While pundits and politicians haggle over whether alterations in the depreciation schedule of corporate jets will actually have an impact on the deficit, those in the general aviation trenches are furious.

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPO) President Craig Fuller told The Daily Caller that Obama’s comments have cast a pall over the industry, causing many who were considering buying a plane to back away from making a purchase.

“The industry has suffered terribly in the last two and a half years and it has just started to recover. Most of the signs were starting to look good,” said Fuller. “We are so angry as an industry and we have all come together to try to bring a more fair and balanced description to the debate.”
(Emphasis added to stress the impact of “regime uncertainty” on the market.) The economy was bad, and every time Obama opens his mouth he makes it worse."
By now we're left with the stark choice that he's a complete moron or doing it on purpose. I don't see how anyone can suggest the former after tens of thousands of times doing it in various contexts. Well other than the fact that he is a complete moron of course -- because no sane person could wish their fellow citizens this amount of ill...

And if you RTWT you will discover that a significant number of the workers affected are ... wait for it ... unionized! I guess they'll just vote for the moron no matter what, eh?