American consumers and Chinese producers have led a global boom. China is creating genuine wealth, but America's binge is based partly on an illusion, according to this Economist article

CEO pay packages swelled across a wide array of U.S. industries in 2003 despite shrinking salaries for many workers, a report showed. Pay disparity up for CEOs and workers

As I suspected all along Job Cuts in Tech Sector Soar, Report Finds