<html> <body> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>No. This is a huge economy and it needs lots of domestic demand to keep going, and dom dem can't keep going just on refi and tax refunds (which are fading stimuli now). By "we" I meant the U.S. macroeconomy, rudely and recklessly effacing all the differences of class, region, sector, etc. George Bush sure cares about the labor market, or he'll find himself following in his father's footsteps, though, unlike his father, well before normal retirement age. Doug</blockquote> Just curious... is there any evidence-- from behavioral economics studies, or in the business press, or from people snooping around boardrooms, that CEOs-- of the Fortune 500, say, actually worry about such things?  I accept that George Bush better care, but might there not be some slippage between his concerns and the concerns of corporate capital?  Last I knew, the latter unfortunately don't have to worry about getting elected.  What evidence is there that capitalists care about the macro economy in general, or employment specifically? Cliff  </body> </html>