What these notions usually have in common, besides a snappy concept and a persuasive spokesperson, is a weak scientific foundation.

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Economic stimulus creates an appearance of stability and growth, but a lot of it is teetering on a very weak foundation of government intervention.

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When there is no precedence or logic to explain it, accept that with a weak foundation in fact, the markets may return to a truer valuation of the price of the stock.

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