"thunder" wrote in message
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On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 16:27:43 +0000, Gould 0738 wrote:

We agree, to a degree. The "world economy" will bring up much of the
rest
of the world at the direct expense of the American economy. The winners
are the very rich in the United States, and the very poor overseas. The
losers are the middle class, which will disappear as people willing to
live in a home that allocates 100 sq ft per resident, eat two sparse
meals
a day instead of three big ones, walk a few miles to work or take a (god
forbid!) bus displace the middle class American workers doing those jobs
now.

The 2030's will not look that much different than the 1930's in America.
I'll be dead (or close) by then, but I lament what unrestrained greed is
doing to the world my children are inheriting.

Add in the predicted oil shortages and there is a recipe for disaster.
The broad scope of these policies could cause severe and violent social
unrest. After several generations of being comfortable haves, I don't
think we'll be as docile have nots as our thirties forefathers.

.....and people wonder why Bush will probably NOT sunset the assault weapon
ban......