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To: Al Cern who wrote (6351)	1/20/1998 6:52:00 PM
From: Bobby Yellin	Respond to of 116782

41,000,000 americans without health insurance..you think that spells affluence? When there is the next recession, wonder what will happen to people when their retirement funds slide big time.. Most of the people I talk to are working harder than they have ever worked and aren't saving much at all because they have to pay for little extras like child's care etc,huge rents,huge maintenance etc.. Others are much richer on paper in their retirement accounts which they don't touch.. People in high tech are the exception...one of my friends said his friend was complaining because he was only getting 3000 a day creating database design and though he was worth a lot more..another friend said his brother sold his high tech start up for over 5 million.. Please give me examples and answer the first part about the 41,000,000..I am always willing to change my mind.. bobby (ps even if I think we are not brilliant, I my love my country)

To: Al Cern who wrote (6351)	1/20/1998 7:36:00 PM
From: Bobby Yellin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116782

forgot about the average credit card holder in debt for 6500.. maybe that doesn't look high since with the national debt, average per person I think is over 20,000.. please explain these numbers as to affluence? I am certain there are easier ways to find tax breaks and what is the average credit card interest these days..I don't think is the same as the current interest rate..also haven't been tracking the latest bankruptcy rate..

To: Al Cern who wrote (6351)	1/20/1998 8:20:00 PM
From: Richnorth	Respond to of 116782

Given what you have just said Americans must be much smarter, because they have imported their way to affluence. Not only that, but they have done it with their own dollars, they are brilliant. Oh really? Don't forget that the U.S., as the issuer of the world's resrve currency, enjoy immense political and economic advantages. Unfortunately such advantages are somewhat hollow in that the US is up to its eyeballs in debt (>$5 trillion) and growing daily. Paper dollars are essentially a joke (and we are all jokers!) in that the dollar's support is based on nothing more than mere delusion and on confidence which is likely to evaporate at a moment's notice. Besides the U.S. is wracked by a slew of social (domestic) problems.