Allen-I’ve stated on here before, that a mad max existence is a choice. To me it looks like we are choosing that path as of now. Though, we do have the ability to change. It’s up to our collective actions. Which would include major changes in how we structure our societies and do business. I don’t think it is possible to do this with centralized planning, except maybe infrastructure wise. I think it has to be done on a local level, which is what it really comes down to, the people we live around. As far as USG-Finance nexus, they are only interested in preserving themselves at the expense of the collective and in the end what ever they are doing will backfire and cause a period of unrest. All things are transient and we will adapt or perish. The financial industry is a dinosaur that is not adapting to the new finite world it finds itself in and they will do whatever they can to keep doing things the same way, because that is all they know. My thinking is evolved to the point where I think eventually we may get rid of the nation-state at least that should be our goal. Not on a french revolution level but as a natural progression towards a more free society. I look at this time as probably one of the most exciting times to be alive. Major changes are ahead and it surely will be bumpy ride and I don’t think it will look like we were conditioned to think but that does not have to be a bad thing.