but manufacturing is a small part of the economy than it was during the moon landing, so that in itself, what scares me actually is not the manufacturing, is a little weak. it s the perceived excess, because that s really what s driving our economy, could lead to all of the investors questioning how much money they are putting into these companies seeing that it s all going into tequilla bottles, office spas and gulfstream. that stepback of money could lead to the economy slowing down , and ending this recession more so than a manufacturing job neil: some of those, if you think about it, have been the ones that have been torn apart, right? so i m wondering if that s the case, is that a bad sign, for the markets, remember the economy, whether you re talking peleton or smile direct, you know, two new offerings 1999, remember all of the ip o s that came out in 1999 right before as jonas says the tech bubble burst but the other thing that s interesting is they are increasingly lower