not as bad as it looks ... about 18 months ago, I was predicting a recession, because of the inverted yield curve we were seeing ... that it didn't happen, made me wonder why, and I speculated that it might have had something to do with the artificial liquidity afforded by the debt derivatives, and further made me wonder what would happen, should something happen there ... now we know ... the other thing that had me concerned was whether the Fed would keep interest rates high, to prop up the dollar, to keep the price of oil down, when what the economy needed was a lowering of interest rates ... fortunately, that is not happening ... what will result, is that the dollar will rise, as other central banks lower their rates ... so the US economy will recover ... along the way you will rising US corporate profits, etc, etc ... In short, I'm not losing sleep, especially since my favorite UK tie and suit manufacturers and merchants are lowering their prices to keep their American customers buying ... makes me proud to be an American ... think I'm gonna cry , right after I order this new 7-fold tie ...