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Employment: Neither Quality Nor Quantity

You raise good points, Whitslack.. and there is actually an example of an economy that's mostly healthcare and finance - Hong Kong. Of course, it's only a city, but if you specialize in something that you do better than other people, you don't necessarily have to produce "things" to lead a high standard of living.

Toxic Assets, Obama's AIG and Budget Woes: Friday's Lou Dobbs Show Transcript

Lou Dobbs is an irrational protectionist, and is generally xenophobic, and latches on to whatever the populist rage de jour is.

The U.S Is Not Japan

Well, Japan took, what, 7 or 8 years before they lowered their rates to 0? The Fed took 3 months. Clearly, the Fed is more decisive..

Don’t Blame Wall Street - At Least Not Completely

This is absurd.. this is like saying "society is to blame for that criminal who robbed the bank, because as a society, we all failed the criminal." Before we get into this philosophical debate, we should begin by looking at the hard facts, and those hard facts lead straight to Wall Street. They shoulder 90% of the blame.

Be It Resolved: No One Has a Clue

This is the best commentary I've read about the current state of our economy..