HJM,re:"don't feel alone". Glad to know. I don't blame anyone even though I feel there are definitely rampant 'fraud/cheat' around. Just say I've been outsmarted (no, I'm not dumb, or...am I). As long as I'm healthy, I'll do OK, thanks to my wife's ultra-conservative investments. certificate of death (CD).
Were it not for "CHINA" constant threat, we'll go back to Taiwan, where we can afford to buy a house (or 2), more importantly, the Medical costs, the insurance cost.
And the 'layoffs' are getting closer and closer and you can't teach an old dog new tricks. So, that's the last attack I'm waiting for. By that time, I'll be over and done with and I'll start getting 'snipper training' to protect my family from the evil spirits.(ggg) (you think the government is watching SI!!!)
This trend of 'high-tech' layoffs is only the starter phase. Reason is simple: the maturity of oversea talents are starting to take fruit (pending on which side you are on). If one don't see it, one is in denial. So, see you in Walmart entrance someday. But I can't afford those places that you live.
BTW: The CDs are the best performaning assets we have, even after it's been brutally attacked by Greenspan.
I consider the 'wall-street crimes' as 'snipper attacks' of different form. They are just as devastating as 'death' to some. Actually, could be more painful and long lasting suffering and consequence. |