Prosperity

Now that I got your attention with that word. I used it in a previous post, because that was the name of the modem I was using. Now I use it because Paul Krugman did:

Take the case of General Electric, whose chief executive, Jeffrey Immelt, has just been appointed to head that renamed advisory board. I have nothing against either G.E. or Mr. Immelt. But with fewer than half its workers based in the United States and less than half its revenues coming from U.S. operations, G.E.’s fortunes have very little to do with U.S. prosperity.

NYT