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Here, Here, Lynn!


Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:
> > I hope I am completely wrong and that the economy is back to normal in 2-3 
> > years.
>
> Bob; I think that is why many of us feel that we are of a different mindset 
> than you. I, at least, don't think "back to normal" is a good thing. The 
> false economy, as you have pointed out, rewards the rich and punishes the 
> people who actually do the work (which is most of us on this list). In the 
> 'good years', things were inflated far beyond their actual value. Now that 
> the entire country and everyone in it is in debt, 'they' are bemoaning the 
> fact that people are *gasp* not spending money they don't have. Something is 
> terribly wrong with that picture. I think the whole economy has to come 
> tumbling down enough to bring even the rich to their knees, then it can be 
> rebuilt, valuing REAL productivity, NOT paper shuffling or monitoring 
> electronic blips.
>
> Lynn Wigglesworth 


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