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Old 12-21-2008, 15:07   #3
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This is the sort of thing that may be more problematic than the ongoing economic crisis. People react to sudden, adversem and unexpected changes in their economic status - and history seems to suggest the reaction is unpleasant.
In this country, I wonder how much of the problem is real and how much is perception driven by media hyperbole.
So long as there is an obesity problem and people buy new ipods because they don't like the color of their current one, real problems are scarce.

Bread and circus abound.

Adversity for the people of this country would seem to be a lesser worry than the concentration of power among the elected/appointed leaders.

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
-Abraham Lincoln

FWIW, I firmly believe my sig line.
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