The US government ran a surplus in June! Stocks are at all-time highs! The party is starting in a big way in the normally lazy daze of summer. Are you ready to join it?
Not so fast. Barataria has been a source for positive economic news for at least a year now, but it’s always been tempered with caution. Things are turning around, yes, but the headlines hide the work that still needs to be done to make this into something much bigger. It’s up to all of us, really, to find a way to make it happen.
But we do have a party, at least as long as Ben Bernanke is buying. He’s a fun guy, really.