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98 Ibid.
99 David P. Goldman, “Demographics & Depression,” First Things, May 2009; available online at http://www.firstthings.com/article/2009/05/demographics-depression-1243457089.
100 David Streitfeld, “Housing Fades as a Means to Build Wealth, Analysts Say,” New York Times.
101 Simon Johnson, “The Quiet Coup,” the Atlantic Monthly, May, 2009; available online at http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/05/the-quietcoup/7364/.
102 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, “OCC’s Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities Fourth Quarter 2010,” 2011; available online at http://www.occ.treas.gov/topics/capital-markets/financial-markets/trading/derivatives/dq410.pdf.
103 “Taleb’s ‘Black Swan’ Investors Post Gains as Markets Take Dive,” Bloomberg News, October 14, 2008; available online at http://marketpipeline.blogspot. com/2008/10/talebs-black-swan-investors-post-gains.html.
104 Jay Currie, “2008 Adieu,” JayCurrie.info-syn.com, December 31, 2008; available online at http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/2008-adieu/.
105 Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Products Accounts Table, 1982-2010, “Table 2.1: Personal Income and Its Disposition,” (Historical table); available online at http://www.bea.gov.
106 Justin Lahart and Mark Whitehouse, “Families Slice Debt to Lowest in 6 Years,” Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2011; available online at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704823004576192602754071800.html.
107 Ann Zimmerman, Jennifer Saranow and Miguel Bustillo, “Retail Sales Plummet,” Wall Street Journal, December 26, 2008; available online at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123025036865134309.html.
108 Remarks at a campaign stop in Roseburg, Oregon, May 16, 2008; facts available online at http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h-wpxs1Re-8vx2Zk5xnYygW1W67w.
109 Martin Wolf, “Keynes offers us the best way to think about the financial crisis,” Financial Times, December 23, 2008; available online at http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be2dbf2c-d113-11dd-8cc3-000077b07658.html#axzz1MYZ4Ba8m.
110 US Census Bureau, “International Data Base (IDB): Country Rankings,” 2011; available online at http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/rank.php.
111 Federal Reserve Bank of New York, “Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit,” (page 27) February, 2011; available online at http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/national_economy/householdcredit/DistrictReport_Q42010.pdf.
112 Fortune, “Global 500,” CNNMoney.com, July 26, 2010; available online at http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2010/snapshots/11384.html.
113 Ibid.
114 Press release, “Minmetals & Jiangxi Copper Successfully Acquire Northern Peru Copper,” China Minmetals Corporation, January 29, 2008; available online at http://www.minmetals.com/english/detail.jsp?article_millseconds=1201592566219.
115 Press release, “Minmetals Succeeds in OZ Minerals Deal,” Minmetals Australia Pty. Ltd., June 11, 2008; available online at http://australia.minmetals.com.cn/news_1.jsp?article_millseconds=1248748749312.
116 Press release, “Minmetals Seals Bauxite Agreement with Jamaica.Premier Wen and Jamaican Prime Minister Attend the Ceremony,” China Minmetals Corporation, June 23, 2005; available online at http://www.minmetals.com/english/detail.jsp?article_millseconds=200512150159.
117 Chris Nicholson, “Sinopec to Buy Addax Petroleum for $7.2 Billion,” New York Times, June 24, 2009; available online at http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/sinopec-to-buy-addax-for-7-billion/.
118 Shawn McCarthy, “China’s big move into Alberta,” Globe and Mail, April 12, 2010; available online at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/chinas-big-move-into-alberta/article1532062/.
119 Press release, “Sinochem Completed the Acquisition of Emerald,” Sinochem Group, November 13, 2009; available online at http://www.sinochem.com/tabid/696/InfoID/10994/Default.aspx.
120 Ahmed Rasheed, “Iraq inaugurates oil deal with China’s CNPC,” Reuters,