http://www.alternet.org/economy/148038/are_we_a_kleptocracy_and_what_does_that_mean_anyway_/
"In some ways, the economic landscape we face defies conventional explanation. Its true that consumers arent spending a lot -- measures of consumer confidence are approaching their all-time low -- and businesses dont have much taste for expansion. The foreclosure crisis -- all but forgotten in elite circles -- rages on unabated. But as Washington Post business reporter Steve Pearlstein noted recently, while the jobs haven't returned, corporate profits surely have and, at $1.2 trillion annually, are now higher than they were at the height of the bubble." Incredible stuff. Now is this Capitalism in action and something to be applauded? Or is this evidence of a financial system gone horribly wr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:326717 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
