away with not even a slap on the wrist. I say it is about time we put an end to corporate crime by having courts mete out mandatory jail sentences to all officers of public corporations, with judges having no leeway. It is short sighted to look at government and unions as problems, while ignoring the looting of treasuries by public corporations and getting away with serious felonious conduct - guys, that is a much bigger burden on the economy than any other area. The Great Depression and the recessionary economy that followed were only finally relieved by massive spending during WW II. Civilians purchased massive amounts of war bonds and rationing curtailed consumer spending. It provided a powerfull stimulus. But after the war, the US econoomy continued to struggle until technological innovation and development of new industries. Cold War spending also stimulated economic growth. Oh yes I bet she is, with stack loads of cash the only difficult question she has is 'do I bail them out, or not' There is not much of a down side to her position. Hollande on the other hand is full of promises and expectations he can only fund by finding somebody who will lend France billions and billions. Something that is getting more and more difficult. It is going to be an intersting trick to stimulate growth whilst raising the tax rate to 75% on high achievers begging the question why would you bother? He'll get it by taxing wealthy people extra,