America's once-thriving, modern economy has been poisoned by five major toxins: (1) floating exchange rates among currencies, (2) free trade, (3) globalization, (4) privatization, (5) deregulation. Add to this kettle of brew the x-factor of Primitive Accumulation (i.e., we take out of the work force, investment pool and capital goods sector MORE than we put in)....Well, look around and see what's left of the U.S. Economy: a broken-down shell compared to what it was, say, 35+ years ago. The Soviets allowed for Primitive Accumulation in their economic system, a factor which was directly responsible for the fall of Soviet Socialism.
Bump that!