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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (8770)	5/20/2006 7:17:36 PM
From: CYBERKEN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

The deterioration of ideals and moral standards in the legal profession (OK, the ABSENCE of same) is reflective of the left wing cancer that has been constructively destroying our culture since the end of WWII. There is a New American Renaissance emerging. The jury's still out on whether it's timely or not (though I still believe it is.)...

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (8770)	5/22/2006 12:58:29 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 71588

I think we can sustain the current level of spending (as a percentage of GDP, so the actual dollars would go up) indefinitely. Its to high of level and will in my opinion have negative consequences but nothing that resembles bankruptcy. If OTOH by "continues its out of control spendthrift ways" you mean that non-entitlement spending increases each 6 years, by the same percentage it has increased in the last 6, and entitlement spending grows as projected, than perhaps at some point you might be right. OTOH I really don't think spending will continue to grow at this rate. Linear projection of trends can result in some amazing or horrible conclusions, but a lot of times the trends do not continue. Other countries like China and Japan appear to be doing a better job of educating their youth. Maybe Japan, but not China. China might be getting better, and the US possibly might be getting worse, but the typical American has a better education than the typical citizen of the PRC.