disappeared briefly on thursday. and as a result, want to try to find out how to stop it. the problem is -- you have to admit that it's based on accounting lies, money printing and high-frequency trading designed explicitly for the profitability of the banks, building a giant house of cards that is easily tipped over for reasons that even the top exchange regulators still days later, cannot explain. oh, yeah, you're fine. after meeting with administration officials yesterday, the group reportedly agreed to the creation of a marketwide circuit-breaker system for all exchange. what is stunning in that statement is the fact that it doesn't exist already. the term refers to a series of safeguards that would halt or slow down trades during a massive market swing like last week's scare. of course, our primary task in our government is to try to treat symptoms of problems, instead of root causes.