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# Top 10 wrong reasons for the weak economy
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/top-10-wrong-reasons-for-the-weak-economy/
- Published: 2003-12-03T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:17:46.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Santa Monica, #archive-import

10) E-mail spam 9) Kobe, Shaq infighting 8) Internet music downloads 7) France 6) “W” becoming president 5) Poor fall television ratings 4) Jobs moving to India and China 3) Deflation-dread disorder 2) Weak consumer confidence 1) 9-11 and the “War on Terror”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 3, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/120303.pdf?ref=smdp.com)