Much faith is required, to surrender hard-earned $-thingies for.. little promissory notes. Promissory of:

1) Competence foremost, but a tie? for
2) Integrity (not necessarily omniscient planning though)
3) BOTH 1) and 2) must generally describe 'The Players' overall

As with the reputation of the USSC - an unknown time to repair next (?) I believe it will also be a lengthy process to restore that entry-level of faith as leads to regular investment. Too many have just flat-out Stolen obscene sums; Too few are seen to be likely Ever! of prosecution = still, today, (and it ain't over yet at all).

I couldn't try to compare with 1929 - but the outstanding rubric of *ALL* of the above in '90s thru today seems a mix of

*Greed*, many many flat-out crooks in positions of access to the money. Insufficient Government oversight.
The growing commoditization of all workers: international corps. owe / feel no obligations whatsoever to 'countries' or to people/society in general.

So long as these remain facts, and no new laws are actually passed - removing the clause about "Corporations having the rights of an individual citizen" -- it won't matter if above are 'facts' or are skewed -- perception is all.


Alternatives to The Market As Usual: it's your time to Show & Tell.



Ashton