... destruction of the value of assets held by the individually wealthy, since when you are aiming at power rather than aiming at wealth, that is more of a zero sum game.

Which suggests why Geithner might be less keen on Europe adopting full bore, Depression creating neo-Hooverism. He may be more representing the interests of Wall Street as such than the interests of all the corporations trading on Wall Street.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.