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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (142380)	8/11/2010 4:10:45 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Respond to of 541248

<<<Well of course there is a widening gap between the haves and have nots and yes demand has been crippled because of unsustainable spending rates. But how do you get people to spend more money than they can afford to pay back? >>> Demand has been crippled because lots and LOTS of people have lost jobs. People will spend more if they have a safety net to fullfil their basic needs in food, shelter, and health care. Get them healthy again, get them back on their feet, and allow them a fighting chance to find a job in an environment where the economy needs to be articially stimulated. Starving the economy will not do the trick.