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It"s the Values |
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| In recent years, Americans have been battered by Bill Clinton��셲 sex scandal, the terrorist attacks of September 11, and the corporate excesses of Enron, Disney, and WorldCom. |
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A New Social Contrac |
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| The implications of the political realignment we��셶e been discussing will be much more pervasive than most people yet realize. Why? Because pressure has been building for a new social contract ever since the realignment of 1968. |
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U.S. Household Debt |
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| According to many experts, the economy is at risk of collapsing under the enormous weight of consumer debt. This theory holds that homeowners owe so much money on their mortgages that it��셲 just a matter of time until they have to cut back on their spending, default on their payments, or both. |
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The Need for Speed a |
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| In prior issues, we��셶e discussed the emerging category of $1 million to $2 million micro-jets and the even more exciting VTOL Skycar technology. These developments promise to bring business aviation to a whole new category of small and midsize businesses. But what��셲 going to happen for the elite who already spend $40 million to $100 million for Gulfstreams and Boeing Business Jets? |
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The Increasingly Bin |
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| Over the past 15 years, the United States has become the world��셲 sole superpower, dwarfing every other nation in terms of economic and military might. And while Japan, Russia, and the EU have fallen further behind, one nation has emerged to join the U.S. as the primary driver of global prosperity: China. In astronomical terms, we might envision the U.S. and Chinese economies as two stars revolving about each other, while accelerating and pulling a host of planets along with them. |
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