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If We Have Wealth, It Will Be Protected From Inflation And Possibly Even Enhanced In Value.

Folks In The Bottom Half Of The Economy Are Already Squeezed Hard. They Will Be Bloodied And Bankrupt If Economic Policy Inadvertently Induces A Recession.

The Quest For Homeland Security Is Heading ... Toward The Quasi-militarization Of Everyday Life ... If Danger Might Lurk Anywhere, Maybe Everything Must Be Protected And Policed.

A Newly Elected Representative Quickly Discovers That His Job In Government-aside From Making New Laws-is To Act As A Broker, Middleman, Special Pleader And Finagler.

If Everyone Has To Be A Watchdog In Order To Make Government Work, Then The Foxes Will Also Volunteer To Serve.