----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Henwood" <dhenwood at panix.com>
On Aug 5, 2007, at 8:56 AM, Auguste Blanqui wrote:
> What do the more well-versed think of the claims made in this piece?
It's a problem, but it's not "doomsday."
Doug
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Quite, but the commodification of armageddon is at historic levels during Dubya's reign. No wonder there are so many drama kings and queens out there turning molehills into mountains. That being said, Daniel Shaviro and David Walker [the latter is Comptroller General -what a great name eh?- of the USG] have made some rather salient points about the potential for a fiscal shipwreck.
Ian