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orld, the leaders who struggled to save it and the ordinary families who got crushed. September 2008 launched an extraordinary chain of events: • General Motors, the world's largest company, went bust. • Washington Mutual became the world's largest bank failure. • Lehman Brothers became the world's larges
risen to a record 35.2 weeks. • In 2008, the World Economic Forum rated Canada's banking system No. 1 in the world. The U.S. came in right behind — Namibia. • It is being projected that the U.S. government will have a budget deficit of approximately 1.6 trillion dollars in 2010. How much is that? If yo
of GDP) 1998 — Russia ($73B — 27% of GDP) State / Local Financial Woes 1975 — New York City ($14B* Debt Outstanding) Corporate Bankruptcy 2009 — General Motors ($95B Debt Outstanding) Note: 1) Attributed to Mark Twain. *NYC government and subsidiaries had $14B debt outstanding in 1975. Adjusting for inflat
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guided by internal goals, which is why we personify them, both legally and in our habits of thought. When talking about “what China wants,” or “what General Motors is trying to do,” we are not speaking in metaphors. These organizations act as intelligences that perceive, decide, and act. Like the goals of indivi
ia, the Mashco- Piro of Peru, the Pintupi of Australia, the Surma of Ethiopia, the Ruc of Vietnam, the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode of Paraguay, the Himba of Namibia, and dozens of tribes in Papua New Guinea. How would they or our ancestors respond? We could define “transhuman” as people and culture not comprehens
guided by internal goals, which is why we personify them, both legally and in our habits of thought. When talking about “what China wants,” or “what General Motors is trying to do,” we are not speaking in metaphors. These organizations act as intelligences that perceive, decide, and act. Like the goals of indivi
ia, the Mashco- Piro of Peru, the Pintupi of Australia, the Surma of Ethiopia, the Ruc of Vietnam, the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode of Paraguay, the Himba of Namibia, and dozens of tribes in Papua New Guinea. How would they or our ancestors respond? We could define “transhuman” as people and culture not comprehens
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