They expect technology to provide an answer, when they don’t even know what the question is.

They only thing our current system does with any level of success is push people on the edge into becoming ‘terrorists’.

Bryan — you mean the NYPD ought to act like a police department, rather than an army of occupation complete with their own tanks? HERESY! Why, if they did that, they might have to actually, like, put their own safety on the line or something, instead of being able to march around in jackboots hippie-punching (where the only risk to life or limb is if one of their own horses step on their foot). Actually work for a living, instead of being able to look spiffy marching around in jackboots? What’s the fun in that?! 😈

– Badtux the Snarky Penguin

As long as the Gnomes keep working, Hanes should keep selling, so it’s probably a safe bet, certainly safer than stock in Bank of America.

Given all of the data all of the various groups are collecting, you would think that someone would be able to explain what is going on in the economy if it isn’t a lack of demand caused by all of the millions of people who have no jobs and no money to spend.