"... will the new FTC rules end up helping children (by enhancing their privacy and, if industry pundits are right, reducing the amount of content available online for children - thus enhancing their attention spans?"

That question is absurd. There is far, far more than enough content currently available for children that slowing, or even stopping development, would do nothing to affect the attention span of children. (Even assuming a negative impact from all this "content" - which seems dubious to me anyway.)

When money increases in value over time, savers are rewarded.

When money decreases in value over time, debtors are rewarded.

Now do you see why our government favors inflation?

... against the biggest counterfeiters: the world's central banks.

"A multiplicity of laws is an embarrassment to justice."

We have become a nation of too many laws and too little justice.

If the plaintiff doesn't show up, the defendant does not even necessarily have to file a counterclaim to get a judgment in their favor. If the case is abandoned for lack of prosecution, the defendant can generally get a judgment for at least their costs and, depending on the type of case, for their attorneys' fees.

With a judgment in their favor, the defendant could then call the plaintiff (now judgment debtor) in for a debtor's exam. If the debtor fails to appear, that's contempt of court and generally a warrant for the debtor's arrest is issued.

Too bad 13 isn't as neatly divisible as 12 ...

Marriner S. Eccles, Chairman and Governor of the Federal Reserve Board

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriner_Stoddard_Eccles

http://minneapolisfed.org/pubs/region/99-06/martin.cfm

Schiff: http://www.schiffradio.com/b/Pentonomics---The-Cause-and-Evidence-of-Inflation/419269008642342955.html
Schiff consistently explains inflation as an increase in the money supply throughout his work. More can be read here (why not listen to the guys that were right?):
http://www.europac.net/research_analysis/commentary_view/Peter%20Schiff

Hazlitt/Mises: http://mises.org/daily/2914

Silly me.