Thus spake the Wall Street Journal: >Markets have a way of pushing policy makers toward improving policy, or >punishing them for their lack of ability or desire to do so. Once again, we >are approaching a time when markets may test the best in the U.S., Japan >and Europe to find a way to finish the last great piece of business from >the Great Inflation of the '70s -- the restoration of a stable, predictable >and global monetary system. Translation: the restoration of stable, predictable financial control over the countryside, and that comforting flow of interest, dividends and rents to the printers of money in New York and Wash. DC Did it ever occur to these people that the culture needs a rest? There is a natural flow, a natural cycle. If you push it, you get burned out. WSJ longs for a continuous and artificially high rate of commotion in spheres of life that are susceptible to high degrees of acquisition and concentration, rather than commotion in other industries that can't be easily consolidated and captured. or, the elimination of various harbors where human society has somehow found more rewarding things to do with their time than commute on crowded freeways to punch clocks for PHBs. The elimination of habitats for good music, drink and friends to spend time with, instead of destroying the planet producing unnecessary and useless possessions, fighting wars for the privilege of burning more oil. For no other purpose than to make money for Wall Street. Alas we have handed over our freedom to macro-financial mechanisms. There is no "Them". We are doing this to ourselves. Todd ..and the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made.. --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Did you know that e-gold Ltd. stores more gold on behalf of customers than many countries? See http://www.gold.org/Gra/Gra1.htm and the e-gold Examiner at http://www.e-gold.com/examiner.html for details.