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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 749702, member: 6036&quot;]As cloudsweeper pointed out, these are very complex topics; the same ol&#039; &quot;25 words or less&quot; mindset just doesn&#039;t work.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as &quot;the fall of our empire&quot;, I say rubbish. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, history repeats. Boom. Bust. Boom. Bust. repeat. Crash of 1837. 1861. 1873. and on and on and on. The booms outweigh the busts by a wide margin. And through it all we have a phenominally high standard of living, innovation, and technological advancement.</p><p><br /></p><p>And yet, we have people with money to spend on luxuries like rare coins proclaiming the end of the world. :loud: :headbang:</p><p><br /></p><p>Here, in the Thanksgiving season, I say&quot;GRATITUDE, anyone ?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I am deeply grateful for the awesome blessings in my life. It&#039;s just not possible to be pessimistic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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