>Thomas Duesterberg, president of the 400-member Manufacturers' Alliance in
Arlington, Va., said the
>attacks struck at the roots of the productivity boom by exposing how
vulnerable the economy was to
>swift disruptions of basic services like transportation.
>
>BOTTLENECKS EXPOSED
>
>``The whole concept of a very fluid economy, which was what much of the
success of the second half
>of the 1990s was built upon, has come under attack,'' Duesterberg said.
A sensible observation. The success of the second half of the 1990s was
built on the illusion that the whole economy can prosper by shifting risks.
What really happens when you shift risks is that the vulnerabilities appear
"elsewhere".
Tom Walker
Bowen Island, BC
604 947 2213
