News 12/19/06

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/12/18/MNG6CN1FJK1.DTL US-Chinese relations on a downtrend. This may be bad news, considering how much US debt they hold.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1891f962-8fc4-11db-9ba3-0000779e2340.html Congress already ready to respond.

News 12/16/06

http://www.financialsense.com/editorials/daily/2006/1212c.html But, can a complex, technological civilization be maintained by a bunch of happy little slaves?

http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/martenson/2006/1204.html If inflation is tame, why is everything so much more expensive? Can a complex, technological civilization be maintained by a bunch of happy little slaves who don't have accurate information about what's really going on?

http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/sutton/2006/1214.html http://www.financialsense.com/editorials/hodges/2006/1116.html Hmm, the slaves don't seem to be as happy as they're told they ought to be. Selfish, ungrateful slaves!