So the people that already have and are going to get the lions share of the bailout are the same ones that decided 25 years ago that we will become a "service economy".

I posted the joke as bait for discussion on long held thoughts I've had about an area of our (now global) society. Before you tell me this is not a topic that is my forte, remember that the financial 'EXPERTS' are the same accountants, bankers, brokers and money managers who's compliancy, contrivances, advise and short/long term greed got us here.

When 10 shoe shine stands are placed in a circle with a person getting a shine and paying $1 to the 'servicer' ahead of him, who in turn gets the next shine and passes the $1 along, it will only travel until the first 'servicer' runs out of polish. When the $1 has to be taken out of the loop for needed supply the "service economy" stops. I know this is a very simplistic example to a very complex and contorted system that has been created by 'the experts', but common sense (which is NOT their primary tool) says something fundamentally is wrong here.

We are still physical creatures existing in a physical environment that has basic requirements of shelter, food and clothing for survival. We add the needs of transportation, books, electric light, TV's, and so on to meet functionality in the societal norm. These are all TANGABLE quantities that we can not exist without. While the ratio of domestic beast and manpower to support and assistance has changed through technology, the requirement for physical goods has not. To believe that the rest of humanity will remain ignorant slaves bringing gifts to the all-knowing for their guidance is arrogance and ignorance beyond comprehension.

Please excuse this Doubting Thomas if I say I don't understand what they are doing and only am sure they don't either.

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