Wednesday, April 23, 2008

HARPERS Magazine, May 2008 Issue

"Why the economy is worst than you know." Third World USA: Numbers Rocket as headlines by Kevin Philips.

Overall insightful analysis: Penchant for manipulating data e.g.,Iraq,Climate change et al. Opacity Crisis - difficult or impossible to measure inflation since there is distortion in US economy as humbugged information or misinformation to the public.

Almost four decades have passed since US scapped its last currency for precious metals. Our copper, nickel coinages still retains intrinsic value with historical significance. US has been forced to gull its citizens and creditors by debasing official statistics.: the vital instruments with which the vigor and muscle of the American economy is measured. Pollyanna Creep galore! My comment: Political necessity of official optimism as we read such article with insights. I would strongly recommend such article on page 43 to 47 in May issue of Harpers for intellectual enrichment.

Francis Shieh a.k.a. Xie Shihao on April 23, 2008

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