To: elmatador who wrote (14641 ) 2/22/2007 5:54:16 PM From: TobagoJack Respond to of 217588 progressively slowing gdp that result from asymtotically rising debt is the hallmark of a debt bubble and eventually doomed economy, because the math does not work ad infinitum consumption of wealth, especially via out of control import of goods and services, and by way of export, particularly of production capacity and debt obligations, is indicative of late stage bubble dynamics, and suggest early stage but terminal glide path, before sudden acceleration to 'nothing matters anymore' initiation of wars, without direct cause, less genuine deliberation, on contract labour, financed by overseas borrowings, marks terminal decline of political institutions prison camps for no bodies in particular, institutionalized and codified torture regime, support of proxies for same, and tilt-bound military budget indicates moral advanced bankruptcy when coupled on printed money, then lead-indicated by spain of old, ussr of not so old, and zimbabwe of now, but worse, because the reserve currency status of the particular printed money makes the eventual but certain biblical event singularity and dark interregnum planet-wide and galaxy encompassing the fact that the wars are in the middle east, centered on mesopotamia and persia, over resources and religion, increase discomfort substantially, but gives additional drama to an old script chugs, j p.s. the above take can be countered by references to inconsequential details, and suggestions of false noble motivations, but changes nothing at all of the true and larger tapestry recommendation: accumulate solid physical gold, instead of vague cash and unclear title of gold mines; invest in real estate, instead of shares of anything that does not generate positive free cashflows that would be distributed this time, we are playing for real and keeps