>In 2009, hopefully that realization includes reflections about the nature of larger corporates and the fact that an economy is maintained by a republic or democracy (or these days largely by co-operation between them) to deliver stability and quality of life for all, not just a comfortable elite. Refusal to acknowledge this always seems to lead to an unfortunate result- such as the guillotine for Louis Phillipe under whom Guizot was Minister of the Interior, fwiw.

Love your optimisam :)