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Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

If China Believes That The Clowns In Washington Are Going To "Rein In Their Spending" then they deserve what "Word And Assurances", with no accountability, brings.

At What Point In The Fiat Money History Of The US Has This Occurred?

Actions Are Different From Intentions. Both are "Talking Publicly" and "Acting Privately"; Each To Their Own Agenda And Perceived Threats.

Swine Flu: Trade Smartly, Beware the Hype

Freya - It is up to the reader/listener to determine validity and truth. One Can Come To Any Conclusion If One Limits The Data To Only The "Facts" That Support Their Paradigm. All But Ones Own Personal Experience Is Filtered Through Others.

Que Bono and Follow The Money Must Always Be Considered.

There Is More To Know Than Can Ever Be Known. Everyone Uses Their Own "Subset Of Information" To Arrive At Their Conclusions.

From the information I have been exposed to, the virus is not the "Killer" that the level of "Panic/Hype" would merit. HOWEVER, viruses are not of STATIC Composition. The common consensus is that if it infects enough people it will have the POSSIBILITY to mutate into something that DOES MERIT the level of current action and wariness.

To assume that the "Powers That Be" are not watching how the populous reacts is naive. Because of the Patriot Act all are under Scrutiny. To Assume Benevolence Is Foolish.

Not All In Government And Power Are Corrupt; To Take This Stance Is To Undermine Rational Thought. However To take The Converse Of This Cannon Is Equally Inept.

Extreme Views Help Define The Spectrum. Every "Fanciful Tale" Has Roots In Reality. "Keep The Wheat And Discard The Chaff."

Views Untested Are Useless !!!