I have my doubts and suspicions about a lot of things going on right now.
I know the economy as we know it is in serious trouble, indeed, has been forever altered vis-a-vis some of the nationalization of major sectors that has taken place in recent months.
I also know that this crisis is translating into tough times for real people, this diarist not excluded.
However, I'm not real comfortable about all this I hear about "saving the economy".
In fact, I find it nothing short of depressing/frightening/mind-numbing that we should be saving an economy that has proven so intrinsically flawed in the first place.
Are we really supposed to accept that all the ills of this economy lie solely with the last 7 years of stewardship, instead of with real, inherent, philosophical problems that go back at least {ahem} somewhat farther?
Hardly.
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