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To: elmatador who wrote (26577)12/28/2002 1:28:01 AM
From: Raymond Duray  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74559
 
The skeletons of the 1990's: The whole list

New Economy -- "This time it really is different..."

Goodwill -- "Even more ephemeral than the movie version, "Goodwill Hunting".

Intangibles -- "Ah, cybersex"

pro-forma -- See Intangibles.

Y2K scam -- In America's version of capitalism, the scam, er, the scum also rises.

CEO as messianic figures -- See Y2K scam.

Greenspan -- Actually, today he's spun into Greenspin, Savior of the Reputation, if not the Truth.

The Telecom Act of 1996 -- God's revenge on nerds.

WTO -- Wacky Tariff Obfuscations

NAFTA -- We're here to shaft ya.

3G auctions in Europe -- More fun than tulip derivatives!



To: elmatador who wrote (26577)12/28/2002 2:52:53 AM
From: Raymond Duray  Respond to of 74559
 
NAFTA -- "We're here to shaft ya" department:

Upclose and personal. Galesburg, IL isn't far from my home town....

nytimes.com