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To: lbs1989 who wrote (3986)	5/29/2002 9:32:28 AM
From: russwinter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39344

<not sure I know the economic term for what happens to a good or service that has been artificially depressed> "Disequlibrium theory", describes not only artificial suppression from speculative leans and shorting, but it also seems to be a common event in modern hot and cold "wildcat" finance/capitalism. Large speculative capital flows crowd in and out of various sectors and nations creating too much capacity (tech, telecom, and internet, US Dollar) or too little from neglect (commodities including gold, energy, old economy infrastructure). This John Hathaway classic describes it well: tocqueville.com