If farmers were able to benefit from the higher prices, they would have an incentive to grow more.

They are "naturally" bankrupt.

In the meantime I quit my full time job and built my own business from nothing and have proudly been growing for a year and a half now.

Naturally though taking a long hot shower is probably not realistic considering.The last thing I want to mention is waste disposal.

It is nearly guaranteed that anything near the water will eventually grow (how soon or how much... who knows) but Manhattan isn't big enough for everyone that wants to be there so people will want to be as close as they can... hence why 10 years ago JC was nothing and now its a mini Manhattan.

: jobs still growing, unemployment relatively low, people still moving here from other states.

We currently own (free and clear), (2) 1-1/4 acre adjoining parcels in a growing, upscale, residential, neighborhood 20 miles north of Phoenix.

There's a growing backlash among everyday folks that the federal bailout will be a disaster - there were articles all over the press this week regarding the rising tide of consumer frustration and anger expressed at the bill and what it represents.

In all likelihood, my kids will grow up in middle-class neighborhoods, go to college, stay out of debt, and be able to provide for themselves.

It's a natural progression that the industrial value of some metals outpace fiat currency.