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To: Real Man who wrote (82321)	10/22/2008 9:16:24 AM
From: GROUND ZERO™	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 94695

If A goes broke and does not pay B, then B goes broke and does not pay C, then C goes broke and does not pay D, etc., you got a systemic meltdown. The domino theory all over again... unfortunately, today, most people think the domino theory means if the pizza isn't delivered within 30 minutes, it's free...<g> GZ

To: Real Man who wrote (82321)	10/22/2008 10:41:56 AM
From: dybdahl	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

Our economy is not like the traditional nuclear chain reaction from high school teaching books. It is more like a mix of various atoms, where some may destabiize and trigger others, and some just absorb. The mix decides what the overall behavior becomes. I have not seen a good overview of what kind of derivatives mix we have in the world economy, but I'm sure that there are a lot of clever people doing their math on that right now.