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Vol. XVII, No. 1
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Top
Trends of 2009
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Winter 2009
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The Collapse of '09 |
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The
"Panic of '08" will be followed by "The Collapse
of '09." In 2008, when the world's largest financial
firms and equity markets crumbled, Wall Street's
woes preoccupied the media. In 2009, the focus
will broaden to include a range of calamities
that will leave no sector unscathed.....
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The Revolution |
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It's
unprecedented. There is nothing like it in the
history of the United States. No week goes by
without the Government buying into or buying up
another failing "too big to fail" using taxpayer
money. In the process, a super-race of corporate
giants is being created that will be declared
"too big to tumble." It is a matter of historical
fact: When people are homeless, helpless, desperate,
jobless and hungry, sooner or later they will
rebel. And it won’t be any different in
America.....
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Economic Slim-Fast |
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Like
it or not, Americans are going on a diet: a spending
diet and a food diet. Staying fit and living frugally
was a mainstay of pre-World War II America, and
it will be a major defining trend of 21st century
America.....
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Little
People Squeeze |
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To
keep local, state and federal governments running,
and to finance stimulus packages and bailout programs,
politicians will put the squeeze on the already
squeezed. The biggest squeeze: property taxes.
Historically, empires crash when taxes are raised
beyond the capacity to pay.....
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Regenerative Medicine |
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The signs are clear that the time is ripe for
stem cells to start coming out of the laboratory
and into the clinic, to make the leap from theoretical
to practical, from promise to product. The breathtaking
promise, the wild hype, and the raging controversy
has turned stem cell research into a political
lightning rod, a scientific holy grail, and the
last best hope for millions of people with otherwise
untreatable diseases..... |
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The Greatest Depression |
While
we alone predicted the “Panic of ’08”
(and even took out the domain name “Panicof08.com”
on November 7, 2007), we are not alone in predicting
a Depression. The “D” word is being
uttered – in some cases by those who have
the most to lose and whose best interests are
not served by spreading gloom and doom.....
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Obamarama |
Setting
aside the only major question that remains unanswered
(when, or if, Obama makes Supreme Court selections,
will they reflect the liberal beliefs of his supporters?),
we see nothing coming from his administration
that can prevent The Collapse of ’09, the
Greatest Depression or the brewing Revolution.
From these macro-developments, a number of other
significant trends — some promising, some
foreboding — will emerge, accelerate and
intensify.....
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Bush Gardens |
To
cope with food shortages and food rationing during
World War II, masses of people planted “Victory
Gardens.” As America moves into the Greatest
Depression, the need to put food on the table
will again oblige people to grow their own.....
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Whole Health Healing |
Just as
Greatest Depression economic conditions cannot be cured with financial stimulus pills or
monetary painkillers, so too chronic degenerative disease cannot be cured by silver bullet
drug therapies or through the magic of medical doctors. The philosophy and practice of
Whole Health Healing, a first line of defense, requires that the individual responsibility
for achieving and maintaining health.....
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That's Entertainment |
During
the grim times of the Great Depression, arts and
entertainment flourished, and with the repeal
of Prohibition the good times rolled … and
they’ll roll again. Lifting spirits, and
drinking them, will be big businesses and major
pastimes for both down-and-outs and the Uptown
crowd during the Greatest Depression.....
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College Crash |
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As
the economy and the country unravel — closely
following our forecast schedule — there
is not a single major mitigating factor to forestall,
much less reverse the process. Following the commercial
real estate and retail cave-ins: College. Most
will downsize, many will fail..... |
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