Very interesting article...thanks.

Following is an "interesting" exert....

I agree that the rubber is about to meet the road and it isn't going to be pretty

The question is, at what point does the unassailable reality overcome the artificiality of this manufactured supply and demand? Where does the buck actually stop these days? At this point, difficult to discern the future, it is. (as Yoda would say). The real demand is for a standard of living beyond reason and belief. Homes across the world, instant travel several times a week, wardrobes of overpriced clothing seldom worn twice. . .all part of a flawed perception that this ability to satisfy any desire at the drop of a hat is somehow representative of personal freedom and power. But I now digress into the metaphysical/philosophical, and so not wanting to risk the alienation of anyone who has read this far, I return to matters economic.