So here's a question. Why are so many people going all apocalyptic these days. I realize that we are in a very bad way throughout the world but from the way people are talking we aren't even going to make it to 2012 for THAT apocalypse. Heres an example.
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?article_class=7&no=384997&rel_no=1
Its coherent, it's logical, its a worst case scenario. But I'm curious, how likely is it? The argument presented by many is that it will happen because people simply aren't aware it will happen. Certainly that caused the Great Depression, but should we not give people in charge of such things some credit for seeing this coming? Not Bush obviously, in many ways I think bush/cheney instigated this, though for what purpose I couldn't say. But if a newspaper reporter, whose degree was probably in journalism or communication, can see this coming don't you imagine that maybe the world leaders, with all the economists behind them, can see it coming as well? I think were in for a long term recession simply because we were living larger than we could afford as a global economy, but I just have this nagging suspicion that we aren't truly heading for the epic destruction of a global Great Depression. With intelligent restructuring and investment in a long term solution we'll be alright. Maybe I'm being too optimistic, but the alternative presented by conservatives seems to be to buy a gun and go on a shooting spree....and I'm just not down with that. My only real advice would be to hold off on starting a family until you KNOW you can sustain one. Individually it's pretty easy to find a job that can keep you alive, but once you start having to support others, or limiting your own options to suit anothers, you start cutting your own legs. Just wait a while.
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