A guy I wouldn't normally read (he's too conservative for my general tastes), Andrew Basevich, said something smart lately. Basevich is a Vietnam/Gulf War vet, retired colonel, West Point grad, Johns' Hopkins professor, etc....
He said he couuld trace our current financial crisis on our "mistaking freedom for consumerism". I agree with him... We've shifted to a mindset wherein it is our birthright as Americans to rabidly consume...often beyond our means. We live our lifestyle on the soulders of the rest of the world.... Our #1 industry is now credit servicing; in the early 70's it was manufacturing. Our entire cultural midset has devolved into rampant comsumerism...... The housing fiasco, greed on Wall St., everyone credit-carded to the max...it's downright scary! And sorta sad to see our great country wallowing in a Huge Mess that was forseeable/preventable (at best) and probably repeatable (at worst). Scott Nicholson, Broker KW Commercial 512-947-2688 Discovery Realty Group www.DiscoveryAustin.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Give this to a friend: ot-subscr...@texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: ot-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: ot-h...@texascavers.com
