And perhaps more importantly, are they going to be part of this new effort to try to see how small business can be either exempted or given -- basically cut more slack for the new -- under this new regulatory regime?
Nominal wage inflation remains very low, as companies sit on vast piles of cash but remain reluctant to spend, and there is still a large amount of slack in the U.S. economy, particularly given a stubbornly high rate of unemployment stuck at 9%.
It may also help China to develop domestic demand that can take up theslack when America's appetite for cheap goods falters, as it inevitably must giventhe paucity of its national savings.
The Irish had a scare three minutes later when goalkeeper Shay Given had to move smartly to clear a slack defensive header by Ian Harte with John Carew set to pounce.