** As I said, a Japan like stagnation with DOW 6000-8000 over the next year is our best possible hope, with a drop to 4000 in subsequent years and Japan didn't have 1/10th the problems we have... Its silly to ignore 100 years of history...and think that "no, it can't happen here" :) ALL BUBBLES DEFLATE...EVERY SINGLE ONE IN HISTORY HAS...