Might as Well Sell Everything, Buy an RV, Move to the Desert and Drink Brown Liquor

My old acquaintance Gerald Celente of Trends Research Institute sent me the bullet points of his firm's predictions for 2008. I've pasted them below. You can either just go into a state of panic now, or check out his forecast from a year ago and decide whether you think his work is credible.

Top Trends 2008: Panic and Fear -- Solutions And Hope:

* Economic 9/11: Major financial markets will suffer a mortal blow in 2008.

* Panic of '08: The shock from falling corporate giants to cause panic in the streets.

* Bye, Bye Bucks: The Yankee dollar will be worth a dime.

* Small is Big: How the new "downsizing" trend will add good things to life.

* Conservation Engineers: How to drive the "Green" Train to the Gravy Train.

* Tax Revolts: Fed up and tapped out, tax revolts will spread across the US in 2008.

* Technoslaves.com: What's going on in the "wired" world and where it's heading.

* Heal Yourself Health Care: Healthier people at a fraction of the cost.

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