In a televised interview, Ben Bernanke stated that the feds should develop new methods to assess risks. This sounds both interesting and insightful. Perhaps this man could use our help in fleshing out what these new methods might entail. I have one far-out idea for our philosopher-kings to consider: what about a system in which owners of various resources, responding to fluctuating marketplace prices, make individual assessments of the risks associated with investing in the numerous options available to them? Hmmmmmm. Could that work? And what could we name such a system? Can anyone offer a suggestion?

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