here is a good article that makes a good counterpoint.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/19/AR2008121902930.html

if you read it to the end it even offers a good fair compromise solution. the only thing standing in the way is greed, and the unwillingness to see the bigger picture. grasping for the past is not economically feasible. it is a waste of time energy and ultimately MONEY!