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Americans, including many of our congress members. Without
understanding our economic crises, their causes and needed solutions, you are
unable to act responsibly to correct the situation which affects all of
us. Or to improve your life financially
(and in other ways). Dave Thomas
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One of my best
friends,
Dick had many
passions: loving his wife for 46 years and his three sons, his work with
liability insurance, driving a school bus, bird hunting, training hunting dogs,
tending to their several acres which included Amelia’s marvelous vegetable and
flower gardens, involvement in the Episcopal church, the Network of Spiritual
Progressives (led by Rabbi Michael Lerner) and the Barack Obama campaign. I visited them this last year and spent three
days canoeing with Dick in the Boundary Waters.
Amelia now faces
the incompatible pulls of remembering their experiences together, of responding
to immediate tasks, and building a life based upon her new life as a
widow. She is resilient and will thrive,
albeit with much pain for awhile. My
love and best wishes are with her. Dave
Thomas
Alan Durning: It’s the Worst of Times. The Best of Times.
Dear David,
The worst of times...
The worst financial crisis since the Depression. Unemployment surging.
Foreclosures mounting. General Motors’ sales down 45 percent. Consumer spending
falling “off a cliff.” Global stock markets down by almost half this year.
The best of times...