Dear Red,
My sincere apologies if my expression is misconstrued by anyone. I am sure you've heard the phrase "It's the Economy Stupid" before. Just incase you have not, it was used by Bill Clinton during his run for presidency.
My expression is was alluding to the importance of content development over trying to beat the system. I guess you wouldn't have had any problem if I used "CONTENT, CONTENT, CONTENT!!!" instead :-).
This discussion is neither about your site nor the site listed in my signature. It is exactly what you said it is - techique. Unless you feel that content development should not be considered a form of technique.
Bottomline is some of these black hats
SEO/SEM need to go back to the basics instead of trying to circumvent the system.
Curious George