GM and Chysler Bankruptcies

[Jester]

That was the original point, that we drive oil companies out of business *last*, but first we drive more companies out of business that produce products that rely on oil. The canary in the coal mine, as it were, are energy sensitive companies such as automobiles, airlines, trucking, railroads, and some electricity production, as well as others.

Ahhh. I see. When you said "related to" coal/oil/gas, you meant the *consumers* of those products, not the *producers*. That would be the source of the confusion. I assumed, wrongly, that you meant that the other way around.

Profits will rise to a point, then crash as the economy crashes, all while the consumer price index rises (baring governments printing money to curb inflation).

How do you print money to curb inflation? That would be like immersing yourself in water to prevent drowning.

-Jester