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Old 02-15-2009, 06:29 PM
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All very interesting points.

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Well... we have learned that the economy was entirely supported by consumers spending money they didn't have for things they didn't need. Perhaps now that that house of cards has collapsed we can build an economy built on something more substantial?
Yes, hopefully leaving beyond our means will be a bit more controlled. There is a lot of crazy spending that does on in this world.

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And that every seriously free-market Republican administration is usually followed by an economic downturn. And that those who do not learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.

Live Long and Prosper?, Bruce Chris
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