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Sarah: Look at things in perspective: our national debt is nearly $10 trillion—we've got a lot bigger problems eating away at our Social Security fund than the current financial crisis. We should be judging our politicians—particularly our presidential candidates—on how well they seem to be able to prevent another mess like this from happening in the future. But that doesn't govern my day-to-day spending. In fact, I'd argue that, unlike Wall Street, I haven't been risky. I won't be buying my iPod on credit. What's wrong with being rewarded for strong financial management skills?

Kurt: Wasn't it the Baby Boomers that called themselves "The Me Generation?" That's coming to mind right now. Ok, well I'm going to go fret—good luck with your iPod.

Sarah: What color should I get?

Kurt: Black. Like our future.

Sarah: I think I'll opt for green—a sign of optimism, perhaps?

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  • Posted By: Whitebird @ 02/28/2009 5:55:38 PM

    I worked at Anagram International. They have mostly foreigners and illegal immigrants working there. When they started laying people off and forcing people to quit, they were getting rid of Americans, not foreigners. This type of thing should be illegal.

  • Posted By: treefrogman @ 12/12/2008 11:59:41 PM

    Green is the best bet. When everything collapses, green will gently take over, winding it's ivy leaves around the crumbled concrete of the White House, flexing its oak roots up through the pavement of Wall Street, carpeting with moss the Apple Store's shiny floors, lushly forgetting the civilization that crushed itself. Chlorophyl wins in the end.

    ...or were we not talking about real collapse? Perhaps just collapse of the elaborate game of money that overgrown children play? Well alright, money is green too.

  • Posted By: treefrogman @ 12/12/2008 11:59:29 PM

    Green is the best bet. When everything collapses, green will gently take over, winding it's ivy leaves around the crumbled concrete of the White House, flexing its oak roots up through the pavement of Wall Street, carpeting with moss the Apple Store's shiny floors, lushly forgetting the civilization that crushed itself. Chlorophyl wins in the end.

    ...or were we not talking about real collapse? Perhaps just collapse of the elaborate game of money that overgrown children play? Well alright, money is green too.

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