I agree with the points you have made Allen. Plenty of things going on that appear fully able to knock our US economic House Of Cards down. How we are seeing the stock market run up like it has recently, is too my mind quite suspicious. Like today's realistically inexplicable 284 point gain. Since the housing market has taken a big dive, the stock market appears the only tool left in this administration tool box, to prop up in order to bouy public opinion, and create the illusion that things are just fine with our economy.