I'm Not A Pessimist By Nature. I'm

I Think Investing In A Good Education Has Been Key For Me, Although The Investment Was More In Time Than Money.

The Treasury Plan Is A Disgrace: A Bailout Of Reckless Bankers, Lenders And Investors That Provides Little Direct Debt Relief To Borrowers And Financially Stressed Households And That Will Come At A Very High Cost To The Us Taxpayer. And The Plan Does Nothing To Resolve The Severe Stress In Money Markets And Interbank Markets That Are Now Close To A Systemic Meltdown.

Once You Run Current-account Deficits, You Depend On The Kindness Of Strangers. This Might Be The Beginning Of The End Of The American Empire.

I Am Not Going To Say I Told You So, But I Did.

Edward Conard Provides A Provocative Interpretation Of The Causes Of The Global Financial Crisis And The Policies Needed To Return To Rapid Growth. Whether You Agree Or Not, This Analysis Is Well Worth Reading.