The defeasible search for knowledge is nonterminating.  No truer words have ever been written.  Because our knowledge base is a miniscule droplet out of a great ocean of information, we must always reassess our position on matters.  Fortunately, for those who base their decisions on a scientific and mathematical foundation, a strong scaffolding exists for productive thought experiments.

For those horrified by the bonus predations of AGI and the callous disregard of Wall Street's CEO's, one must understand that they view matters entirely from their tribal affiliation.  From the lofty heights of Wall Street, the common American worker is (to be entirely honest) an unsophisticated Neanderthal brute.  If the complex financial instruments designed by America's elite, beggar the common man - or perhaps drive him to eventual extinction; then this is merely the workings of natural economic selection.  The ironic fact that Americas have been swindled into underwriting Wall Street's immense efforts at creating a mega-Ponzi scheme, clearly demonstrates the innate inferiority of the common American taxpayer.  (After all, he or she only makes physical objects or provides mundane and trivial services.)  It is altogether fitting and proper that the new Homo Economus break the bones of America's taxpayers and heartily suck out the marrow.  This is merely Darwinian natural selection at its finest.

In addition to viewing our present economic plight from a Darwinian standpoint, it is also interesting to view the legacy programming problems enabling our new master race.  Lobbyist money easily facilitated the destruction of the financial firewalls (regulations) that prevented the gutting of the economy.  They permitted the dangerous leveraging of untested financial instruments (derivatives).  Almost certainly the agents of these actions, Greenspan, Geitner and others knew exactly what they were facilitating and that their actions would lead ultimately to the gutting of America's treasury.  This by causal necessity would also undermine and sink any attempts at national health care - while eventually destroying the other meager welfare and social security nets erected by backward, socialist dreamers. (Because, really, it’s all about money) 

Presently as we view the comedic shadow theater of our congress rushing to in act symbolic legislation against AGI (and knowing full well it will be blocked), we should take renewed stock of America's finest political servants.  For example, Max Baucus of Montana is standing strong again for the moneyed class - when he helped derail greater taxes on America's wealthiest.  (He wanted to be sure that American's elite would retain all their best, deluxe tax deductions.)  Wouldn't it be nice if newspapers actually made these political/lobbyist transactions transparent to the public?  And if they did, might America's newspapers become profitable again?  Without effective newspapers and political transparency, America's programming problems (the undue influence of lobbyist and powerful elites on the body politic) will go unremedied, and both the corporations and politicians will continue to feast on the public’s bones.          

The defeasible search for knowledge is nonterminating.  No truer words have ever been written.  Because our knowledge base is a miniscule droplet out of a great ocean of information, we must always reassess our position on matters.  Fortunately, for those who base their decisions on a scientific and mathematical foundation, a strong scaffolding exists for productive thought experiments.

For those horrified by the bonus predations of AGI and the callous disregard of Wall Street's CEO's, one must understand that they view matters entirely from their tribal affiliation.  From the lofty heights of Wall Street, the common American worker is (to be entirely honest) an unsophisticated Neanderthal brute.  If the complex financial instruments designed by America's elite, beggar the common man - or perhaps drive him to eventual extinction; then this is merely the workings of natural economic selection.  The ironic fact that Americas have been swindled into underwriting Wall Street's immense efforts at creating a mega-Ponzi scheme, clearly demonstrates the innate inferiority of the common American taxpayer.  (After all, he or she only makes physical objects or provides mundane and trivial services.)  It is altogether fitting and proper that the new Homo Economus break the bones of America's taxpayers and heartily suck out the marrow.  This is merely Darwinian natural selection at its finest.

In addition to viewing our present economic plight from a Darwinian standpoint, it is also interesting to view the legacy programming problems enabling our new master race.  Lobbyist money easily facilitated the destruction of the financial firewalls (regulations) that prevented the gutting of the economy.  They permitted the dangerous leveraging of untested financial instruments (derivatives).  Almost certainly the agents of these actions, Greenspan, Geitner and others knew exactly what they were facilitating and that their actions would lead ultimately to the gutting of America's treasury.  This by causal necessity would also undermine and sink any attempts at national health care - while eventually destroying the other meager welfare and social security nets erected by backward, socialist dreamers. (Because, really, it’s all about money) 

Presently as we view the comedic shadow theater of our congress rushing to in act symbolic legislation against AGI (and knowing full well it will be blocked), we should take renewed stock of America's finest political servants.  For example, Max Baucus of Montana is standing strong again for the moneyed class - when he helped derail greater taxes on America's wealthiest.  (He wanted to be sure that American's elite would retain all their best, deluxe tax deductions.)  Wouldn't it be nice if newspapers actually made these political/lobbyist transactions transparent to the public?  And if they did, might America's newspapers become profitable again?  Without effective newspapers and political transparency, America's programming problems (the undue influence of lobbyist and powerful elites on the body politic) will go unremedied, and both the corporations and politicians will continue to feast on the public’s bones.