In-depth thought and analysis, actually. Wish I were wrong about it... always a hopeful "maybe" (as in "anything is possible"), but seems clear at this time. America is not likely to "bounce back"... more likely to "settle in" at a much lower level of EVERYTHING... except government deficits and inflation, of course.
"These assets are so riskless that their capital for holding them should be under 2%." -- Franklin Raines (D) 10/6/2004 <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_MGT_cSi7Rs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_MGT_cSi7Rs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Alt/alt.politics.bush/2008-10/msg00290.html
Man, I hope you are wrong. This crisis has turned out just about how I feared. If we get 6 more months of numbers like this, you can kiss it goodbye.
They don't want people storming the castle. The amount of wealth 12 plus trillion that was wiped out this year is unfathomable. If they don't do something that works very soon, the whole banking elite federal reserve system could be voted away.
Why worry when the recession is going to end and jobs go up? Heck, we all know the world is going to end in December 2012. Divide your money into fourths and spend 1/4th every year until the end. Enjoy yourself now. You won't be taking any of it with you!
Judging from the posts you have made, I believe you are already massively short if you know what I mean.