The answer to the riddle might lie in an innovation that has often been touted as a saviour of modern American capitalism, but could yet turn out to be a false prophet: share options.

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How about the prevailing Hollywood meme that our 43rd president was a fascist guilty of war crimes - in comparison with which actor Jon Voight's contention that Mr. Obama is a "false prophet, " which merited a Krugman denunciation, is pretty tame stuff.

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