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The U.S. Economy Is Still on Life Support

Finance is technology driven.

Remember; not that long ago, transactions were calculated with an abacus.

Now, with ever more powerful computers, it is possible to create and track a myriad assortment of instruments that a select few understand and manipulate to their own benefit. The rest of us are along for the ride, like it or not.

Is the sky falling, as John B says? More likely, no. These current events really represent the birth of a new world order which will continue the inevitable march toward one government very much like that of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Credit is soma, people. Huxley had the right idea but the wrong substance I'm afraid.

Do you really believe that credit is going to be tightened and level off? Don't bet on it. There are millions if not billions of people in China and India who can and will afford a "modern" lifestyle. The unborn in these countries will not know or be able to comprehend the suffering their ancestors experienced.

Eventually we will all be rich and unfortunately only we, a few animals, insects, virus' and bacteria will be around to enjoy it. I'm glad that each of us extremely intelligent yet selfish creatures is mortal.

But as the late George Carlin said, the Earth will eventually shrug us off like a bad cold and move on without us. That much is as reliable as death and taxes.

When does God plan to get off of his lazy butt and rescue us from ourselves already. The Bible is notoriously bad at telling us the date of His return. Wow! Marx was right after all wasn't he? I'll take two, please.

But as they say, I have digressed.