I've known that Google maps allowed one to switch to a satellite view but I didn't make the connection that I could zoom all over the planet and see satellite images of any spot. This is a fascinating activity if you've got a few moments. The maps for the US are more detailed than any other place but you can still get to the level where you can see the grid of a city. The amazing thing is that we humans have completely overrun the planet. Find Taiwan. Literally half of that island is human impacted. Notice how every inch of China has been touched by humans. Go over to Hawaii. Notice Oahu and how humans have cut into the south side. Find the US and British Virgin Islands. The US side has lots more homes. Cut up to Cuba, it's mostly farms. Juxtapose that with the west coast of Florida, humans from the tip to the top. Go up the east coast of the US until you get to the Chesapeake. Follow the Potomac to DC. Notice that the Capitol and White House have been modified so we can't see them.
MarketOn Friday the jobless numbers came out and stated that the jobless rate is the lowest it has been in four years. This caused the stock market to zoom up. This on the surface would refute what I am espousing, a market collapse. Actually it doesn't refute it at all. The Fed and most institutional investors are focused on inflation. They have their backs turned to deflation and are not paying attention to the fundamental flaws in our economy namely debt and speculation. It will not be until after the market collapses that we have unemployment. Before the Great Depression we had very low unemployment. After the market crashed unemployment went up to the 30% range. The market will tank first and then the effects will be felt. That's the way it happened last time.
