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♦ The More Assets the Better...looks like you’ll be Bottom Line: How much has this cost Americans?
keepin’ that old useless psych book after all. This last week (10/10/08) investors lost $2.4
♦ Dams mean jobs….F*€k the Salmon. trillion, and over the last year- $8.4 trillion
♦ More kids mean more workers...think of all the
money you can save on birth control!
♦ Diversification is no longer effective. Instead, try What Went Wrong:
portfolio loading...or just stealing. Plan A: Aug. 2007, Federal Government freely lends to
♦ That squirrel you so adore...how else do you plan to banks in order to help them out with faulty loans and lend-
feed your family? ing. e.g. cash is now harder to come by. Plan B: Fall 2007,
♦ If all else fails, start WWIII. It worked last time...plus The Fed. lowers interests rates (did you know the Fed. Re-
its great for women who’ve always wanted a factory serve is privately owned by four wealthy families? WTF?!)
job! Plan C: Spring 2008, Those nice “stimulus” checks? I bet you
Recommended Resources: were the only one who DIDN’T use it to pay off credit cards
♦ Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck or put in the bank, huh? (p.s. Thanks for the money, China!
♦ Seabiscuit (The Movie) Too bad we beat you in the Olympics…) Plan D: Case-by-
♦ The Bible...pay particular attention to the plights of
case forced mergers, liquidations, and nationalization of
the disenfranchised Israelites
financial Institutions. RIP: AIG, Bear Stearns, Washington
♦ Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingles Wilder
Mutual, etc. Plan E: Bush’s $700 Billion plan to buy up all
♦ Out of the Dust
♦ Animal Farm, George Orwell foreclosed property and to keep all national banks from col-
♦ Wizard of Oz lapsing. Still kicking out the poor from their homes (1 in 8
♦ Quilting for Dummies every day), but at least execs can still spend $440,000 on
♦ Mein Kampf, Hitler (Hey, it worked for Germany!) company retreats. Source: USAToday.com