> It is true, of course, that I know Britain, where people are a lot better
> off than they were 15 years ago, and generally better off each generation
> than they were the previous. I have to say that I am a little surprised that
> the wealthiest country in the world is so badly off, especially when it
> continues to consume so much of the rest of the world's resources.
It's like that old joke: With all that manure in there, there's just gotta be a pony.
-- Andy