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I'm with Jerome on this- I think the European economies will weather this a lot better than most people think.
In the US there's this need to shout, "Well---you're one too!" True, to a point. Time will tell.

Capitalism searches out the darkest corners of human potential, and mainlines them.
by geezer in Paris (risico at wanadoo(flypoop)fr) on Fri Oct 3rd, 2008 at 03:28:14 AM EST
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The problem is that everything with the financial institutions is covered up. No one knows really what's going on. Everyone talks in generalities, not in specifics.
Next week, if it's not too late, I'm going to withdraw money from my savings (assurance vie) and pay off my house mortgage (even though that will cost me some taxes) on the assumption that the insurance companies may not be able to repay me the week after.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!
by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Fri Oct 3rd, 2008 at 05:20:30 AM EST
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