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Janice Siegel wrote:

> Oy. The parallels between fifth century Athens and US are getting scarier
> and scarier. 

Look on the bright side. If you total your vehicle, the
wrecker comes, you have to go into the hospital, become
disabled, etc. the GDP -- as the total measure economic
activity and production of goods and services  -- goes up.
In fact, unemployment goes up and the markets do too (or at
least they used to). So those are good things.

> But knowledge is power, right?

Except when the GAO (and/or the public) wants to know which
energy execs advised the VP on policy.

Beatus ille qui procul negotiis .... 

John McMahon
LMC
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