Grains are probably going up, leading to higher liquor prices ... and wealthy people who have a taste for sake or shochu would probably pay top dollar for "clean", pre-Fukushima beverages ...
If you feel like - oh, man, EVERYTHING turns out to cause cancer - I can relate. But - unlike all the shenanigans which the powers-that-be are pulling - this is something we're doing to ourselves ...
What's the hole that is swallowing up the economy? The failure to follow the rule of law. The rule of law is what provides trust in our economy, which is essential for a stable economy. The rule of law is the basis for our social contract. Indeed, it is the basis for our submission to the power of the state.
We are supposed to be a nation of laws, not of men. That's what humanity has fought for ever since we forced the king to sign the Magna Carta.
Indeed, lawlessness - the failure to enforce the rule of law - is dragging the world economy down into the abyss.
Each claim of collusion - such as between Lloyd "Doing God's Work" Blankfein and Ben "We're Not Printing Money" Bernanke - must be judged on its own merits, either disproven or proven by the facts. But keeping it secret for years ... pfffft ... that's the easy part
Obama says we should "look forward" instead of prosecuting Wall Street fraud. That guarantees that we will have more economic crises.
Similarly, if we only "look forward" and never look back at unanswered questions, it will ensure more hanky panky in Iraq ... er, Libya ... um, Iran or elsewhere ...
