I previously analyzed the current financial crisis on the basis of a theory of two economies: the first being real (products and services) and the second virtual (speculative, financial). I said in the March 31, 2008 issue of CBW: “The second economy is not necessarily based on real flows of goods and services; its main product is money. It produces money directly, mainly through speculation, betting and gambling, without the interference of real products or services. Clearly, there is always something wrong with this second economy.”
Americký Senát schválil vládní záchranný balík (700 miliard dolarů je skutečný „balík“) pro instituce držící toxické hypotéky a půjčky. Hlasování proběhlo ve středu, hned po skončení židovského svátku Nového roku Roš hašana.