by Pops » Mon 12 May 2008, 17:35:59
I'm with Pup:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops on 4/11/04', 'B')ubbles, bubbles everywhere, real estate over exuberance, weak dollar, current account deficit, huge federal, state and personal debts, jobless recovery. A short-term political or terrorist induced oil crunch could be devastating to this house of cards. Long term I’m still worried about the economy and my non-expert energy outlook is flat and even declining prices for maybe 5-8 years, then at first gradual then accelerating increases thereafter.
And jlw, Zen, RSG, Kathy too. Lots more fun playing virtual reality TEOTWAWKI on the boss's dime than contemplate the real reality version and the things one needs to actually do after work.
BTW I vote EB needs to
stick a cowbell in his trap!
The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or can not, so well do, for themselves -- in their separate, and individual capacities.
-- Abraham Lincoln, Fragment on Government (July 1, 1854)