Edward Jones adviser Daniel Nobles explains that the recent stock market ups and downs are not uncommon and, in fact, have an almost predictable regularity.
Imagine if, this month, instead of paying your mortgage of, say, $1,000, you skipped it, then told everyone you'd cut your monthly budget by four figures.
Interestingly, the study failed to measure the economic drain on a state's social and entitlement programs, including healthcare, education, welfare, etc.
More criticism is aimed at Governor Edwards over what many call his "doomsday" budget proposal to bridge the billion dollar shortage in this year's state budget