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They want to see the economy collapse because they are all losers who
can't compete in a free market, and they are jealous of those of us who
are succeeding.
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And where is this free market? Some of the most basic economic
factors are the cost of capital [interest rates] and foreign
exchange rates. If anyone believes these are set by market
forces in the United States I have some nice beach front property
here in the Texas panhandle they may be interested in. Much of
the claimed "success" appears to be based on Enron/WrldCom class
book-keeping and cost externalization such as tax evasion,
employee benefit cuts, looting pension funds, and stiffing the
retirees.