Quote from Mercor:
This whole recession started about Jan 2006. The date of Democratic take over of Congress.
At this point in time it is very difficult to decide if an investment in business is smart.
Many investors, hedge funds, venture and angel investors can not forecast costs, risks and returns in a 3 or 5 year investment in a business.
Taxes, healthcare costs, Estates taxes, Expiring tax cuts, deficits are all unknowns. All are in risk of going against the interests of business investors. Therefore money is frozen. It is buying bonds, oil, gold, existing stocks.
Not one job will be created in the private sector until these issues are settled.