Okay, so as of this week, thanks to the brilliant state of corporate finance, it would be a bad idea to buy a copier, pay your electricity bill, or make a phonecall (using just about any company). Apparently, the recession started in 1997, and everyone's just been lying about profits since then.
Whatever, I'm off to New York! Woohoo! I can celebrate July 4th with a load of people whose share this guy's attitude to the rest of the world.